嘭嘭

pēngpēng

interjection #28,183

Meanings

门外传来嘭嘭的敲门声。

Ménwài chuánlái pēngpēng de qiāoménshēng.

A bang-bang knocking sound came from outside the door.

他的心跳嘭嘭作响，非常紧张。

Tā de xīntiào pēngpēng zuòxiǎng, fēicháng jǐnzhāng.

His heart pounded loudly — he was extremely nervous.

memory

An onomatopoeia — say it aloud and it sounds like the heavy thudding or knocking it describes. Repeated for emphasis, just like the sound repeats.

嘭 pēng