sound of a heavy object falling into water; sound of gulping a drink
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesonomatopoeia
sound of a heavy object falling into water; a heavy plop or splash
neutralTypically describes a dull, heavy, and resonant sound produced when a solid object hits a liquid surface.
Dà大
shí石
tou头
gū咕
dōng咚
yī一
shēng声
diào掉
dào到
shuǐ水
lǐ里
qù去
le了
。
A big rock fell into the water with a loud plop.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
bǎ把
pí皮
qiú球
rēng扔
jìn进
chí池
táng塘
，
zhǐ只
tīng听
gū咕
dōng咚
yī一
shēng声
。
The child accidentally threw the ball into the pond, and there was a loud splash.
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Tā他
bǎ把
chén沉
zhòng重
de的
xíng行
lǐ李
xiāng箱
tuī推
jìn进
hé河
lǐ里
，
fā发
chū出
gū咕
dōng咚
de的
shēng声
yīn音
。
He pushed the heavy suitcase into the river, and it made a deep plopping sound.
onomatopoeia
sound of gulping down a drink in large mouthfuls
informalDescribes the repeated, gurgling sound of liquid being consumed quickly and audibly.
Tā他
ná拿
qǐ起
pí啤
jiǔ酒
píng瓶
，
duì对
zhe着
zuǐ嘴
gū咕
dōng咚
gū咕
dōng咚
de地
hē喝
le了
jǐ几
kǒu口
。
He picked up the beer bottle and gulped down several mouthfuls.
Pǎo跑
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
tā他
ná拿
qǐ起
shuǐ水
píng瓶
gū咕
dōng咚
gū咕
dōng咚
hē喝
le了
dà大
bàn半
píng瓶
。
After running for a while, he grabbed the water bottle and gulped down more than half of it.
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Tiān天
tài太
rè热
le了
，
tā他
yī一
huí回
jiā家
jiù就
duì对
zhe着
shuǐ水
lóng龙
tóu头
gū咕
dōng咚
gū咕
dōng咚
hē喝
qǐ起
lái来
。
It was so hot; as soon as he got home, he started drinking from the tap with loud gulps.