十足 shízú ample
ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)
How to remember 十足: 十 ten + 足 foot = ample.
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How it is used
- Full-blown, 100%, thoroughly - intensifies a quality: 信心十足 (xìnxīn shízú) brimming with confidence, 十足的傻瓜 (shízú de shǎguā) an utter fool.
- Usually follows the noun/quality it boosts (X + 十足) or precedes with 的 for 'sheer/downright X'.
- Emphatic and vivid; means the trait is present to the maximum degree.