watery; thin; runny
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
watery; thin and runny (describing porridge, soup, etc.)
An ABB-pattern stative adjective (状态词) describing the consistency of liquids. Commonly used with the suffixes 的 or 儿 in spoken Chinese to modify nouns or serve as predicates.
Zhè这
zhōu粥
xī稀
liū溜
liū溜
de的
，
yī一
diǎnr点
wèi儿
dào味
dōu道
méi都
yǒu没
有
。
This porridge is watery and has no flavor at all.
Xī稀
liū溜
liūr溜
de儿
mǐ的
tāng米
bù汤
hǎo不
hē好
喝
。
Thin and runny rice soup doesn't taste good.
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Mā妈
ma妈
āo熬
de的
zhōu粥
zǒng总
shì是
xī稀
liū溜
liū溜
de的
，
bà爸
ba爸
xǐ喜
huan欢
hē喝
chóu稠
de的
。
The porridge Mom cooks is always watery; Dad likes to drink the thick kind.