吧嗒 (bādā): (onom.) patter; click; plop

Meanings

Yǔdiǎn bādā bādā de dǎ zài chuānghu shang.

Raindrops pattered against the window.

Yàoshi bādā yì shēng diào zài le dì shang.

The keys fell to the floor with a clatter.

Yéye zuò zài ménkǒu bādā zhe hànyān.

Grandpa sat at the doorway puffing on his tobacco pipe.

usage

Often reduplicated as 吧嗒吧嗒 for continuous sounds (rain, footsteps, eating). As a verb, 吧嗒嘴 means 'to smack the lips' (in enjoyment or anticipation).

吧 ba

嗒 dā