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Word · OnomatopoeiaTraditional淙

sound of flowing water

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

sound of flowing water; gurgling; babbling

literary

A literary or descriptive word used to depict the clear, gentle, and continuous sound of flowing water, such as from a spring, stream, or brook.

Shān山
jiān间
quán泉
shuǐ水
cóng淙
cóng淙
 ，
huán环
jìng境
shí十
fēn分
yōu幽
jìng静
 。

The spring water gurgles in the mountains, creating a very serene environment.

Xiǎo小
qiáo桥
xià下
liú流
shuǐ水
cóng淙
cóng淙
 ，
pō颇
yǒu有
shī诗
yì意
 。

The water babbles under the small bridge, which is quite poetic.

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Yè夜
wǎn晚
 ，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
xī溪
liú流
cóng淙
cóng淙
zuò作
xiǎng响
 。

At night, only the stream made a babbling sound.