Definition
水汪汪 is a reduplicative state adjective (状态形容词) with two main uses: (1) to describe eyes that are bright, clear, and liquid-looking (limpid) — a positive description often used to convey attractiveness, innocence, or emotion; (2) to describe soil that is waterlogged and excessively wet. The word is formed from 水 (water) and reduplicated 汪 (which suggests accumulation of liquid). When modifying nouns, it is always followed by 的, e.g., 水汪汪的大眼睛.
r.f.
(of eyes) bright and limpidas if filled with water(of soil) waterloggedexcessively wet
Examples
- 水汪汪，。Tā yǒu yì shuāng shuǐ wāng wāng de dà yǎnjīng, kàn qǐlai tèbié kě'ài.She has a pair of big, bright eyes that look especially adorable.
- ，水汪汪。Xiǎo gūniang de yǎnlèi hái guà zài liǎn shàng, yǎnjīng shuǐ wāng wāng de.The little girl's tears were still on her face, and her eyes were shiny with tears.
- ，水汪汪，。Lián xià le jǐ tiān yǔ, tián lǐ de tǔ dōu biàn de shuǐ wāng wāng de, méi fǎ zhòng zhuāngjia le.After several days of rain, the soil in the fields became waterlogged and couldn't be planted.
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