嘎嘎

gāgā

interjection #18,873

Meanings

1 quack (of a duck)
2 honk
3 (northern dialect) very

Characters

quack (onomatopoeia)

quack (onomatopoeia)

Onomatopoeia for the sound a duck makes.

Examples

鸭子嘎嘎叫个不停。

Yāzi gāgā jiào gè bù tíng.

The duck keeps quacking non-stop.

这菜嘎嘎好吃！

Zhè cài gāgā hǎochī!

This dish is super delicious!

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As an onomatopoeia, 嘎嘎 imitates a duck's quack. In northeastern Chinese dialect, 嘎嘎 is used as an intensifier meaning 'very/super', like 嘎嘎好吃 (super delicious). This dialectal usage has become trendy online.

Stroke Order

嘎 gā