吧哒

吧噠
bādā
interjection #37,197

Meanings

  1. 1 patter, click, smacking sound
  2. 2 to smack one's lips
  3. 3 to puff (on a pipe)

Examples

HSK 4
Yǔdiǎn bādā bādā de dǎ zài chuānghu shàng.
Raindrops pattered against the window.
HSK 7-9
Tā bādā zhe zuǐ, hǎoxiàng hái zài huíwèi gāngcái de cài.
He smacked his lips, as if still savoring the dish.
HSK 7-9
Lǎorén bādā bādā chōu zhe hànyān.
The old man puffed away on his pipe.

Tips

usage
吧哒 is a variant spelling of the more standard 吧嗒 (bādā). Both mean the same thing - a soft 'click / patter / smack' sound, or the act of smacking one's lips and puffing on a pipe. Often reduplicated as 吧哒吧哒 to convey ongoing or rhythmic sound.
memory
Both characters carry the (mouth) radical, signaling these are 'mouth sounds'. (bā) hints at 'puff' and (dā) at 'click' - together they mimic the noise of a pipe being puffed or lips smacking.

Stroke Order

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