<p>足足有一刻钟 here means "<em>a <strong>full</strong> quarter of an hour</em>". </p>

<p>足足 means <em>fully</em>. The word is usually emotional, implying that <em>that amount is a big deal</em>. E.g. 我在这里足足等了你两个小时. (implying: two hours is really long time. It's a complaining about the fact that you kept me waiting for that long.)</p>

<p>PS. Compare 足足有两小时 and 足有两个小时. They mean the same(a full two hours), but the former puts an emphasis. 足足 sounds like almost exceeding the amount(or perhaps already exceeds a little bit?).</p>

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<p>It means a full quarter of an hour. Besides that, 足足 also have a meaning to describe the duration of the time is very long for the person at speaking. It's like an emphasize. In this sentence, it means the 15 minutes is pretty long for the person who writes this sentence.</p>

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  <p>足足有一刻钟，简默的脸上现出了惊喜和迷惑。</p>
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<p>It is less than a quarter of an hour, or a full quarter of an hour, or what amount of time is being talked about here?</p>

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What's the amount of time in 足足有一刻钟，简默的脸上现出了惊喜和迷惑?
# What's the amount of time in 足足有一刻钟，简默的脸上现出了惊喜和迷惑?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-11-06)

> 足足有一刻钟，简默的脸上现出了惊喜和迷惑。

It is less than a quarter of an hour, or a full quarter of an hour, or what amount of time is being talked about here?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-11-06. Score: 6

足足有一刻钟 here means "*a **full** quarter of an hour*".

足足 means *fully*. The word is usually emotional, implying that *that amount is a big deal*. E.g. 我在这里足足等了你两个小时. (implying: two hours is really long time. It's a complaining about the fact that you kept me waiting for that long.)

PS. Compare 足足有两小时 and 足有两个小时. They mean the same(a full two hours), but the former puts an emphasis. 足足 sounds like almost exceeding the amount(or perhaps already exceeds a little bit?).


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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-11-06. Score: 4

It means a full quarter of an hour. Besides that, 足足 also have a meaning to describe the duration of the time is very long for the person at speaking. It's like an emphasize. In this sentence, it means the 15 minutes is pretty long for the person who writes this sentence.


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