笑吟吟

xiàoyínyín
adjective #83,786

Meanings

  1. 1 smiling
  2. 2 with a smile
  3. 3 beaming

Examples

HSK 3
Tā xiàoyínyín de zǒujìn bàngōngshì.
He walked into the office smiling.
HSK 4
Nǎinai xiàoyínyín de kàn zhe sūnzi.
Grandma watched her grandson with a beaming smile.

Tips

grammar
ABB-pattern adjective ( + 吟吟). These reduplicated descriptives are usually used adverbially with , e.g. 笑吟吟 (said with a smile). Compare 笑嘻嘻 (grinning) and 笑哈哈 (laughing heartily) - same pattern, different shade of smile.

Stroke Order

xiào
yín