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yù 郁 yù 郁 cōng 葱 cōng 葱

郁郁葱葱 yù yù cōng cōng

lush and green; luxuriantly verdant

Literally: lush lush verdant verdant

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Derived from 郁郁葱葱 in Wang Chong's Lunheng describing the auspicious air over Han cities, later applied to dense vegetation.

How to use it

Predicate or attributive; positive, descriptive. Often 郁郁葱葱的树林.

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  1. 经过多年植树造林，昔日的荒山如今郁郁葱葱。
    Jīngguò duō nián zhí shù zào lín, xīrì de huāngshān rújīn yù yù cōng cōng.
    After years of afforestation, the once-barren hills are now lush and green.
    through many year plant tree create forest, former-day (attributive particle) barren mountain nowadays lush lush verdant verdant
  2. 火车穿过一片郁郁葱葱的竹林，空气顿时清新起来。
    Huǒchē chuānguò yí piàn yù yù cōng cōng de zhúlín, kōngqì dùnshí qīngxīn qǐlai.
    The train passed through a dense green bamboo forest and the air immediately turned fresh.
    train pass-through one (measure) lush lush verdant verdant (attributive particle) bamboo forest, air immediately fresh begin

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