嘎吱

gāzhī

interjection

Meanings

HSK 4

大门嘎吱一声被推开了。

Dàmén gāzhī yì shēng bèi tuīkāi le.

The gate was pushed open with a creak.

HSK 5

他一口咬下去，饼干嘎吱一声碎了。

Tā yì kǒu yǎo xiàqù, bǐnggān gāzhī yì shēng suì le.

He took a bite and the cookie crunched apart.

HSK 7-9

旧木地板踩上去嘎吱作响。

Jiù mù dìbǎn cǎi shàngqù gāzhī zuòxiǎng.

The old wooden floor creaks when you step on it.

usage

Often doubled as 嘎吱嘎吱 for repeated creaking, and paired with 作响 ('to give off a sound') in written style: 嘎吱作响.

嘎 gā

吱 zhī