<p>Yes, they are called 连绵词.</p>
<p>There is a list on <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_disyllabic_morphemes" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_disyllabic_morphemes</a></p>

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<p>I really encountered 乒乓 (pingpong/table tennis) and 曱甴 (cockroach).</p>
<p>Are there other words that were created for this usage? Must be used together with no meaning individually?</p>
<p>I feel these words are rather amusing and a bit cheeky.</p>

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# Words that must be used together with no meaning alone

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-11-26)

I really encountered 乒乓 (pingpong/table tennis) and 曱甴 (cockroach).

Are there other words that were created for this usage? Must be used together with no meaning individually?

I feel these words are rather amusing and a bit cheeky.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-11-26. Score: 2

Yes, they are called 连绵词.

There is a list on <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_disyllabic_morphemes>


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