# Expressing "a full" with "足足"

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- 姚明 身高 _足足_ 有 2.26米。
- 昨天 我的 约会 不 太 顺利，她 让 我 等 了 _足足_ 两 个 小时。
- 怪不得 他 汉语 说 得 那么 好，他 在 中国 住 了 _足足_ 十 年 的 时间！

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- Level: [C1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/C1_grammar_points) / [HSK6](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK6_grammar_points)
- Similar to
- Used for: [Emphasizing a number](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Emphasizing_a_number)
- Keywords: [足](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%B6%B3), [足足](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%B6%B3%E8%B6%B3)

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Sometimes in English, we may want to emphasize how big, small, long, etc. something is perceived to be. We have all heard expressions like "he was a full 300 pounds," or "he was all of seven feet tall." The "a full" and "all of" in these sentences have an equivalent expression in Chinese: 足足 (zúzú).

## Structure

You can put 足足 either in front or after the verb. Remember that 足足 adds emphasis to what you are saying, so you should always use it with a number. Some more commonly used verbs are 有 and 等.

足足 + Verb

Verb + 足足

### Examples

- 姚明 身高 _足足_ 有 2.26米。
- 昨天 我的 约会 不 太 顺利，她 让 我 等 了 _足足_ 两 个 小时。
- 怪不得 他 汉语 说 得 那么 好，他 在 中国 住 了 _足足_ 十 年 的 时间！