damp; moist; slightly wet
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
slightly wet; damp; moist
informalDescribes a state of being damp but not soaked. The reduplicated suffix '乎乎' adds a vivid, descriptive quality, often implying a somewhat unpleasant or uncomfortable feeling of dampness.
Gāng刚
xǐ洗
wán完
de的
máo毛
jīn巾
hái还
yǒu有
diǎn点
cháo潮
hū乎
hū乎
的
。
The towel is still a bit damp just after washing.
Zhè这
jiān间
dì地
xià下
shì室
qiáng墙
bì壁
zǒng总
shì是
cháo潮
hū乎
hū乎
的
。
The walls of this basement are always damp.
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Nán南
fāng方
de的
chūn春
tiān天
，
yī衣
fu服
liàng晾
chū出
qù去
dōu都
jué觉
de得
cháo潮
hū乎
hū乎
的
。
In spring in the south, even clothes hung out to dry feel damp.