哒哒

噠噠

dādā

interjection #23,521

Meanings

1 rat-a-tat
2 clip-clop
3 tap-tap (sound of rapid repetitive beats)

Characters

sound of tapping or clicking (onomatopoeia)

sound of tapping or clicking (onomatopoeia, reduplicated)

Examples

马蹄声哒哒作响，骑手飞驰而过。

Mǎtí shēng dādā zuò xiǎng, qíshǒu fēichí ér guò.

The clip-clop of hooves rang out as the rider galloped past.

键盘发出哒哒的声音，他打字飞快。

Jiànpán fāchū dādā de shēngyīn, tā dǎzì fēi kuài.

The keyboard made a tap-tap sound as he typed at lightning speed.

Tips

usage

哒哒 is an onomatopoeia for light rapid tapping or clicking — hooves, keyboards, raindrops, machine guns. It can also appear as 嗒嗒 (dādā) with the same meaning.

Stroke Order

哒 dā