Chinese · Day 22 · Structural Particles
高高的
gāogāo dePinyin
tall / high (vivid description)
adjective phrase
Formed by adding '的' to the reduplicated adjective '高高' to create a vivid, expressive description of height. Reduplication enhances the visual or emotional tone of the modifier.
In a sentence
新搬来的邻居高高的，一问之下才知道他以前是打职业篮球的。
Xīn bānlái de línjū gāogāo de, yī wèn zhīxià cái zhīdào tā yǐqián shì dǎ zhíyè lánqiú de.
The newly moved-in neighbor is quite tall; upon asking, I found out he used to play professional basketball.