Two-Syllable Adjectives (AABB)

If an adjective have more than one character, then you can repeat each character individually (rather than the whole word). This is known as the "AABB" pattern. In the structure below, the original two-character adjective (such as 高兴, 漂亮) is "AB," where the first character of the adjective is represented by "A," and the second by "B." For example, 

• 高兴 → 高高兴兴Gāoxìng ￫ gāo gāoxìng xìng (happy/happily)
• 开心 → 开开心心kāixīn ￫ kāi kāixīn xīn (happy/happily)
• 热闹 → 热热闹闹rènào ￫ rè rènào nào (lively-bustling with noise and excitement)
• 干净 → 干干净净gānjìng ￫ gàn gānjìng jìng (clean)
• 漂亮 → 漂漂亮亮piàoliang ￫ piào piàoliang liàng (beautiful/beautifully)
• 安静 → 安安静静ānjìng ￫ ān ānjìng jìng (quiet/quietly)
• 健康 → 健健康康jiànkāng ￫ jiàn jiànkāng kāng (healthy/healthily)
• 清楚 → 清清楚楚 qīngchǔ ￫ qīng qīngchǔ chǔ (clear/clearly)
• 舒服 → 舒舒服服 Shūfú ￫ shū shūfú fú (comfortable/comfortably)

Not all adjectives can take AABB form. Here are some examples of common adjectives that don't work in AABB form.

• 好看 →  好好看看 [wrong]
• 好吃 →  好好吃吃 [wrong]
• 麻烦 →  麻麻烦烦 [wrong]

You can use this pattern in the following structures.

First, you can use it with 的 as an attributive to modify a noun: A A B B + 的 (+ Noun) .  For example, 

• 我们在干干净净的教室里上课。We have class in a clean classroom.
• 人人都希望过上健健康康的生活。Every one wants to lead a healthy life.
• 春节到了，北京到处都是热热闹闹的。It's Spring Festival and it's very lively everywhere in Beijing. 
• 清晨公园总是安安静静的。The park is always very quiet in the morning.

In addition, you can use A A B B + 地 + Verb structure.

• 她总是开开心心地学习，认认真真地工作。
• 每到春节，他会回老家，和家人热热闹闹地庆祝新年。Every time when it comes to Spring Festival, he will go back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year with his family. 

Please fill in the blanks by using AABB + 的  or 地  structure:

1. 我_____________看到他跟一个男人上车了。I clearly saw him get in the car with a fat man.
2. 他_____________睡了个午睡。He took a nap comfortably. 
3. 希望你_____________过好每一天。I hope you can spend every day happily. 
4. 他的字总是_____________。His writing is always beautiful. 
5. 你可以_____________再说一次吗？Can you speak clearly one more time?