describes spinning or flowing
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
spinning; twirling; rolling fluidly
informalA reduplicative adjective (状态词) used to vividly describe something that is spinning rapidly, turning, or flowing smoothly. Often followed by "的" when used attributively (e.g., 滴溜溜的眼睛).
Xiǎo小
hái孩
wán玩
de的
tuó陀
luó螺
zài在
dì地
shàng上
dī滴
liū溜
liū溜
de地
zhuǎn转
dòng动
。
The top the child was playing with spun rapidly on the ground.
Lù露
zhū珠
zài在
hé荷
yè叶
shàng上
dī滴
liū溜
liū溜
de地
gǔn滚
lái来
gǔn滚
qù去
。
Dewdrops rolled fluidly back and forth on the lotus leaf.
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Tā他
dèng瞪
zhe着
yī一
shuāng双
dī滴
liū溜
liū溜
de的
dà大
yǎn眼
jīng睛
，
hào好
qí奇
de地
kàn看
zhe着
sì四
zhōu周
。
He stared with big, bright, darting eyes, looking around curiously.
Xī溪
shuǐ水
zhōng中
de的
xiǎo小
shí石
zi子
bèi被
chōng冲
de得
dī滴
liū溜
liū溜
dǎ打
zhuàn转
。
The small stones in the stream were sent spinning by the current.