sōu
interjection #21,815

Meanings

  1. 1 whoosh
  2. 2 swish
  3. 3 zoom (onomatopoeia for something moving fast)

Examples

Yī zhī jiàn sōu de fēi le guòqù.
An arrow whooshed past.
Nà liàng chē sōu de yī shēng kāi zǒu le.
The car zoomed away with a whoosh.
Zǐdàn sōu sōu de cóng tóudǐng fēi guò.
Bullets whizzed past overhead.

Tips

usage
is an onomatopoeic word used to describe the sound of something moving very fast through the air. It often appears in the pattern or (with a whoosh). Reduplication suggests repeated or continuous fast movement.

Stroke Order

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