挠痒痒

撓癢癢

náo yǎngyang

verb

Meanings

HSK 4

别给我挠痒痒了，我快笑死了！

Bié gěi wǒ náo yǎngyang le, wǒ kuài xiàosǐ le!

Stop tickling me, I'm dying of laughter!

HSK 5

这点罚款对大公司来说就像挠痒痒一样。

Zhè diǎn fákuǎn duì dà gōngsī láishuō jiù xiàng náo yǎngyang yíyàng.

A fine this small is a mere tickle to a big company.

usage

挠 is to scratch with the nails and 痒痒 is an itch, so 挠痒痒 covers both scratching an itch and tickling someone. Turned around, 痒痒挠 is a back scratcher.

挠 náo

痒 yǎng