嘎嘣

gābēng

interjection

Meanings

1 (onomatopoeia) snap
2 crunch
3 crack

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

嘎嘣一声，铅笔断了。

Gābēng yī shēng, qiānbǐ duàn le.

Snap - the pencil broke.

HSK 6

这种饼干嘎嘣脆。

Zhèzhǒng bǐnggān gābēng cuì.

This kind of cracker is crunchy-crisp.

HSK 6

他嘎嘣一下咬断了骨头。

Tā gābēng yíxià yǎoduàn le gǔtou.

With a crack he bit through the bone.

Tips

usage

Strongly collocates with 脆 to form 嘎嘣脆 - a fixed phrase meaning "crispy, crunchy" (used heavily in snack food ads).

Stroke Order

嘎 gā

嘣 bēng