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濯濯

Word · Adjective

bare; treeless; fat and glossy

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

adjective

bare; treeless; bald (of mountains)

literary

Literary term, commonly used in the idiom 童山濯濯.

tóng童
shān山
zhuó濯
zhuó濯

completely bare hills; treeless mountains

Zhè这
piàn片
shān山
pō坡
bèi被
kǎn砍
fá伐
dài殆
jìn尽
 ,
rú如
jīn今
yǐ已
shì是
tóng童
shān山
zhuó濯
zhuó濯
 。

This hillside was completely logged, and now it is completely bare.

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Xī昔
rì日
de的
lǜ绿
shuǐ水
qīng青
shān山
 ,
rú如
jīn今
biàn变
chéng成
le了
tóng童
shān山
zhuó濯
zhuó濯
 ,
lìng令
rén人
tòng痛
xīn心
 。

The once green waters and blue mountains have now become bare hills, which is heartbreaking.

2.

adjective

fat and glossy (of animals)

literary

Classical literary usage, describing well-fed livestock or beasts with sleek coats.

Kàn看
nà那
niú牛
yáng羊
zhuó濯
zhuó濯
 ,
biàn便
zhī知
mù牧
chǎng场
shuǐ水
cǎo草
fēng丰
měi美
 。

Seeing how fat and glossy the cattle and sheep are, one knows the pasture has abundant water and grass.

Mí麋
lù鹿
zhuó濯
zhuó濯
yú于
zé泽
pàn畔
 。

The deer were fat and sleek by the marsh.