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哔

Character · Onomatopoeia · Bound morphemeTraditional嗶

onomatopoeia; used in transliteration

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

to denote a short, sharp sound; beep

Often used for beeps, chirps, or buzzes from electronic devices or animals.

Shǒu手
jī机
bì哔
bì哔
de地
xiǎng响
le了
liǎng两
shēng声
 。

The phone beeped twice.

Yóu游
xì戏
jī机
fā发
chū出
le了
bì哔
de的
yī一
shēng声
 。

The game console made a beep sound.

2.

bound morpheme

used in transliterations

Primarily functions as a phonetic component in loanwords and proper nouns.

Bì哔
jī叽
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
xié斜
wén纹
máo毛
zhī织
wù物
 。

Serge is a type of twill wool fabric.

Bì哔
li哩
bì哔
li哩
shì是
yī一
gè个
shì视
pín频
wǎng网
zhàn站
 。

Bilibili is a video website.