哐当

哐當
kuāngdāng
interjection

Meanings

  1. 1 (onom.) clang
  2. 2 clatter
  3. 3 clank (of metal, doors, heavy objects)

Examples

Tiě mén kuāngdāng yī shēng guān shàng le.
The iron gate slammed shut with a clang.
Guōgài diào zài dìshàng, kuāngdāng xiǎngle bàntiān.
The pot lid fell on the floor and clattered for ages.
Huǒchē kuāngdāng kuāngdāng de kāi guòqù.
The train rattled past with a clang-clang-clang.

Tips

usage
Captures hard metallic or heavy-impact sounds — doors slamming, pots falling, trains on old rails. Often reduplicated as 哐当哐当 for a continuous sound.

Stroke Order

kuāng
dāng