cā

嚓

Character · Onomatopoeia

sound of friction; scrape

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

sound of scraping; sound of friction; sound of a sudden stop

neutral

Used for sounds made by physical objects rubbing, scraping, or braking suddenly. Often appears as part of 'cā de yī shēng' (嚓的一声).

Mó摩
tuō托
chē车
cā~
de的
yī一
shēng声
tíng停
zhù住
le了
 。

The motorcycle stopped with a screech.

Tā他
yòng用
fěn粉
bǐ笔
zài在
hēi黑
bǎn板
shàng上
cā嚓
cā嚓
de地
xiě写
zì字
 。

He wrote on the blackboard with a chalky scrape.

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Xié鞋
zi子
cā嚓
cā嚓
de地
zǒu走
zài在
shā砂
shí石
lù路
shàng上
 。

Shoes crunched as they walked on the gravel road.