啧啧

嘖嘖

zézé

interjection #21,456

Meanings

1 tsk-tsk
2 to click one's tongue (expressing admiration, disapproval, or amazement)
3 sound of smacking lips

Characters

sound of clicking the tongue / to click one's tongue

reduplicated for emphasis

Examples

看到这么美的风景，他啧啧称赞。

Kàn dào zhème měi de fēngjǐng, tā zézé chēngzàn.

Seeing such a beautiful view, he clicked his tongue in admiration.

啧啧，这件事做得太漂亮了！

Zézé, zhè jiàn shì zuò de tài piàoliang le!

Wow, this was done brilliantly!

Tips

usage

啧啧 is an onomatopoeia for the clicking sound made with the tongue. In Chinese, it can express admiration (啧啧称赞 — to click one's tongue in praise) or disapproval (啧啧有声 — tutting). Context determines the meaning.

Stroke Order

啧 zé