Definition
油乎乎 is an ABB-pattern state adjective describing something that feels or looks oily and greasy, often with a sticky or unpleasant texture. You can use it predicatively (e.g., 手油乎乎的 'my hands are greasy') or attributively with 的 (e.g., 油乎乎的衣服 'greasy clothes'). It is more vivid and colloquial than 油腻, which is the standard adjective for 'oily'.
r.f.
oily and stickygreasy (describing a physical state)
Examples
- 油乎乎。Tā de shǒu shàng quán shì yóu hū hū de jīyóu.His hands were covered in greasy engine oil.
- 油乎乎，。Zhè pánzi yóu hū hū de, xǐ dōu xǐ bù gānjìng.This plate is so greasy it won't wash clean.
- 油乎乎，。Chúfáng qiángbì mō qǐlai yóu hū hū de, gāi dǎsǎo le.The kitchen walls feel greasy; they need to be cleaned.
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