足足 + Amount (a full / as much as)
A whole hour, and I counted
- fully足足 + (amount) = "a full / as much as / no less than".
- fully足足to wait for等(completed / change)了一个hour小时 = "waited a full hour."
- fully足足 stresses the amount is bigger than you'd think.
fully足足 + Amount
- fully足足 underlines a surprisingly large quantity.
I我a full足足wait等了one一(measure word)个hour小时。
- fully足足to wait for等(completed / change)了一个hour小时 = "waited a full hour."
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Correct or broken?
足足 vouches for a FULL amount — no less than that much.
Practice
Waited a full hour: 我 ____ 等了一个小时。
足足 + Amount = a full / as much as: 足足等了一个小时.
Practice
足足 comes before the amount.
Yes — 足足 + 一个小时 / 十公斤.
Recap
Key idea
- fully足足 + Amount — "a full / as much as / no less than"
- fully足足to wait for等(completed / change)了一个hour小时 · fully足足十公斤
- Stresses the amount is bigger than expected
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Adverbs.
Practice
足足 stresses the amount is…
足足十公斤 = a full 10 kg (more than you'd guess).