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唧唧

jījī
interjection #14,311

Meanings

  1. 1 chirping of insects
  2. 2 squeaking sound
  3. 3 sighing noise

Examples

HSK 5
夏天的晚上，虫子唧唧地叫。
Xiàtiān de wǎnshang, chóngzi jījī de jiào.
On summer evenings, insects chirp.
HSK 7-9
唧唧复唧唧，木兰当户织。
Jījī fù jījī, Mùlán dāng hù zhī.
Click, click, and again click, click. Mulan weaves at the door.

Tips

culture
唧唧复唧唧 is the famous opening line of the Ballad of Mulan (木兰辞), one of the most well-known poems in Chinese literature. Here 唧唧 imitates the sound of a weaving loom.

Stroke Order

唧 jī