HSK 6 · VERSION 2.0#4

Emphasizing a Full Amount with “zúzú”

足足

zúzú

How it works

足足 (zúzú) means “a full,” “no less than,” or “as much as.” It is used to emphasize that a number, amount, or duration is large, complete, or more than expected.

It often shows the speaker’s sense of surprise, emphasis, or strong impression.

The pattern

足足 (zúzú) + Number / Quantity / Duration

Example sentences

为了完成这份报告，他连续工作了足足三个晚上，几乎没怎么休息。

Wèile wánchéng zhè fèn bàogào, tā liánxù gōngzuò le zúzú sān ge wǎnshang, jīhū méi zěnme xiūxi.

In order to finish this report, he worked continuously for a full three nights and hardly rested.

这场会议从下午两点一直开到晚上九点，整整开了足足七个小时。

Zhè chǎng huìyì cóng xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn yìzhí kāi dào wǎnshang jiǔ diǎn, zhěngzhěng kāi le zúzú qī ge xiǎoshí.

This meeting lasted from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m., for a full seven hours.

他站在原地想了足足一分钟，才终于下定决心开口。

Tā zhàn zài yuándì xiǎng le zúzú yì fēnzhōng, cái zhōngyú xià dìng juéxīn kāikǒu.

He stood there thinking for a full minute before finally making up his mind to speak.

Key point

足足 (zúzú) usually emphasizes that the amount or duration is impressively large or complete.

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