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唧唧

jījī
interjection #14,311

Meanings

  1. 1 (onomatopoeia) chirping of insects
  2. 2 squeaking sound
  3. 3 sighing noise

Examples

夏天的晚上，虫子唧唧地叫。
Xiàtiān de wǎnshang, chóngzi jījī de jiào.
On summer evenings, insects chirp.
唧唧复唧唧，木兰当户织。
Jījīfùjījī, Mùlándānghùzhī.
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