滴答

dīdā
interjection

Meanings

  1. 1 tick tock
  2. 2 drip drip
  3. 3 pattering sound

Examples

HSK 3
Qiángshàng de zhōng dīdā dīdā xiǎng.
The clock on the wall goes tick-tock, tick-tock.
HSK 7-9
Yǔshuǐ cóng wūyán shàng dīdā xiàlái.
Rainwater drips down from the eaves.
HSK 7-9
Bànyè shuǐlóngtóu yīzhí dīdā, chǎo de wǒ shuì bù zháo.
The tap kept dripping through the night and kept me awake.

Tips

usage
Often reduplicated as 滴答滴答 to mimic a continuous sound. Also written phonetically as 嘀嗒. The second syllable is frequently pronounced neutral-tone (dī da).

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