噼里啪啦

pīlipālā

interjection

Meanings

1 crackle crackle (onom.)
2 pitter-patter
3 rat-a-tat (firecrackers, rain, applause)

Characters

(sound particle)

pop / slap (sound)

(sound particle)

Examples

鞭炮噼里啪啦地响个不停。

Biānpào pīlipālā de xiǎng ge bùtíng.

The firecrackers crackled nonstop.

雨点噼里啪啦地打在窗户上。

Yǔdiǎn pīlipālā de dǎ zài chuānghu shàng.

Raindrops pitter-pattered against the window.

她噼里啪啦说了一大堆。

Tā pīlipālā shuō le yí dà duī.

She rattled off a whole string of words.

Tips

usage

Often used adverbially with 地 before a verb of sound or rapid action. The figurative use ("rattling off" speech) is just as common as the literal sound.

Stroke Order

噼 pī

里 lǐ

啪 pā

啦 la