emphatic pattern for disyllabic adjectives
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesprefix
emphatic pattern added to the two morphemes of disyllabic adjectives for intensification
This fixed pattern intensifies the meaning of the base adjective. Common collocations include 一干二净 (completely clean), 一清二楚 (perfectly clear), and 一清二白 (completely innocent/spotless). The pattern is only productive with certain established adjectives.
Tā他
bǎ把
fáng房
jiān间
dǎ打
sǎo扫
de得
yī一
gān干
èr二
jìng净
。
He cleaned the room spotlessly.
Wǒ我
duì对
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
qing情
yī一
qīng清
èr二
chǔ楚
。
I am perfectly clear about this matter.
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Tā他
de的
jiā家
tíng庭
bèi背
jǐng景
yī一
qīng清
èr二
bái白
，
méi没
yǒu有
rèn任
hé何
wèn问
tí题
。
His family background is completely clean; there are no issues at all.
Guò过
qù去
zhè这
lǐ里
yī一
qióng穷
èr二
bái白
，
xiàn现
zài在
yǐ已
jīng经
wán完
quán全
biàn变
yàng样
le了
。
In the past this place was poor and blank, but now it has completely changed.