onomatopoeia for footstep sounds
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesonomatopoeia
sound of footsteps on the ground; thump thump
literaryA literary or classical Chinese onomatopoeia, typically used to describe repetitive, heavy, or distinct footstep sounds.
Yè夜
shēn深
rén人
jìng静
，
zhǐ只
tīng听
jiàn见
bō剥
bō剥
de的
jiǎo脚
bù步
shēng声
yóu由
yuǎn远
jí及
jìn近
。
In the dead of night, only the thumping sound of footsteps could be heard approaching from afar.
Tā他
chuān穿
zhe着
chén沉
zhòng重
de的
xuē靴
zi子
，
bō剥
bō剥
de地
zǒu走
zài在
shí石
bǎn板
lù路
shang上
。
He walked on the stone path with heavy boots, making a thumping sound.
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Bō剥
bō剥
de的
xiǎng响
shēng声
dǎ打
pò破
le了
yuàn院
zi子
de的
jì寂
jìng静
。
The thudding sound broke the silence of the courtyard.