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The word "狠狠" is formed by duplicating the character "狠", which means fierce or severe. This reduplication converts the adjective into an adverb, intensifying its meaning to indicate that an action is performed in a fierce, severe, or relentless manner. The process simply repeats the same character to create a new lexical item with adverbial function.

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妈妈狠狠地批评我。

Māmā hěnhěn de pīpíng wǒ.

Mom criticizes me severely.

狠狠地摔倒了。

Tā hěnhěn de shuāidǎole.

He fell down hard.

老师狠狠地教育了学生。

Lǎoshī hěnhěn de jiàoyùle xuéshēng.

The teacher educated the students sternly.

狠狠地骂了他一顿。

Tā hěnhěn de màle tā yī dùn.

She scolded him severely.

政府必须狠狠地惩罚腐败分子。

Zhèngfǔ bìxū hěnhěn de chéngfá fǔbài fènzǐ.

The government must severely punish corrupt elements.

Word Definition - 狠狠

hěn hěn resolutely; firmly; ferociously; ruthlessly

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