喀嚓

kāchā

interjection #27,928

Meanings

1 snap; crack; click
2 the sound of something breaking or snapping

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

树枝喀嚓一声断了。

Shùzhī kāchā yī shēng duàn le.

The branch snapped with a crack.

HSK 6

喀嚓！照相机快门按下了。

Kāchā! zhàoxiàngjī kuàimén àn xià le.

Click! The camera shutter was pressed.

Tips

usage

喀嚓 imitates a sharp snapping or cracking sound - a breaking branch, a camera shutter, or scissors cutting. Also written 咔嚓.

Stroke Order

喀 kā

嚓 cā