dié​cí

reduplication

  • created sense approved 叠词/疊詞 · dié​cí · reduplication — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    叠词 / 疊詞

    dié​cí

    reduplication

    A word or phrase formed by repeating characters or syllables (e.g. [[匆匆|匆匆|cong1 cong1]], [[潺潺|潺潺|chan2 chan2]], [[搀扶搀扶|攙扶攙扶|chan1 fu2 chan1 fu2]]), often used as a rhetorical device to enhance rhythm or for emphasis

    叠 (literal) → 叠/疊 · dié · to repeat 词 (literal) → 词/詞 · cí · word

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense