绵绵 (綿綿)
mián mián
Pinyin

Definition

绵绵 (綿綿)
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mián mián
  1. continuous
  2. uninterrupted

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

海绵
hǎi mián
  1. 1 sponge (zoology)
  2. 2 sponge (piece of absorbent material, either natural or made from plastic etc)
  3. 3 foam rubber
绵绵
mián mián
  1. 1 continuous
  2. 2 uninterrupted
绵羊
mián yáng
  1. 1 sheep
缠绵
chán mián
  1. 1 touching (emotions)
  2. 2 lingering (illness)
延绵
yán mián
  1. 1 to extend continuously

Idioms (2)

绵里藏针
mián lǐ cáng zhēn
  1. 1 lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance
  3. 3 a wolf in sheep's clothing
  4. 4 an iron fist in a velvet glove
缠绵悱恻
chán mián fěi cè
  1. 1 (of a person) sad beyond words (idiom)
  2. 2 (of music, literature etc) poignant
  3. 3 very sentimental

Sample Sentences

是啊，北京冬天是冰天雪地，台北冬天是细雨绵绵。
shì a ，Běijīng dōngtiān shì bīngtiānxuědì ，Táiběi dōngtiān shì xì yǔ miánmián 。
Really, Beijing is an ice palace in winter, it drizzles continuously in Taipei in winter.
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绵绵的青山脚下花正开。
miánmián de qīngshān jiǎo xià huā zhèng kāi 。
The flowers of the rolling green hills are blooming
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绵绵回来啦！
Miánmián huílai la ！
Mian Mian's back!
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我用得着耍赖吗？准备好了吗？一、二、三。哈，你这手这么软绵绵，就像块豆腐。真是给健身房丢脸！
wǒ yòngdezháo shuǎlài ma ？zhǔnbèi hǎo le ma ？yī 、èr 、sān 。hā ，nǐ zhè shǒu zhème ruǎnmiánmián ，jiùxiàng kuài dòufu 。zhēnshì gěi jiànshēnfáng diūliǎn ！
Like I need to use tricks? Are you ready? 1, 2, 3. Ha, your arm is so soft and flabby, like a piece of tofu. You have really lost face for the gym!
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