软糯

軟糯

ruǎnnuò

adjective

Meanings

1 soft and chewy
2 soft and sweet (of a voice)

Characters

glutinous; sticky

Examples

HSK 4

她说话的声音软糯好听，一听就知道她是江南人。

Tā shuōhuà de shēngyīn ruǎnnuò hǎotīng, yì tīng jiù zhīdao tā shì Jiāngnán rén.

Her voice is soft and sweet; you can tell at once she's from Jiangnan.

HSK 7-9

刚出锅的糯米饭很软糯。

Gāng chūguō de nuòmǐfàn hěn ruǎnnuò.

Freshly cooked glutinous rice is very soft and chewy.

Tips

usage

软糯 comes from 糯 'glutinous'. Food writing pairs it with 香甜 for 年糕, 汤圆 and other sticky-rice treats. Said of a voice, it is the soft, sweet quality people praise in the dialects of 江南.

Stroke Order

软 ruǎn

糯 nuò