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onomatopoeia

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

onomatopoeia for a deep, heavy sound

literary

Often used in reduplicated form (咚咚) to describe repeated sounds like drumbeats or knocks.

Tā他
dōng咚
dōng咚
de地
qiāo敲
mén门
 。

He knocked on the door with a 'dong dong' sound.

Gǔ鼓
shēng声
dōng咚
dōng咚
 。

The drum goes 'dong dong'.

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Wǒ我
de的
xīn心
dōng咚
dōng咚
zhí直
tiào跳
 。

My heart is pounding.