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咕噜

Word · OnomatopoeiaTraditional咕嚕

onomatopoeia for water flowing or objects rolling

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

sound of water flowing or drinking; sound of something rolling

neutral

Often reduplicated as '咕噜咕噜'. Used in both spoken and written language.

Tā他
duān端
qǐ起
yī一
bēi杯
shuǐ水
 ,
gū咕
lū噜
yī一
kǒu口
jiù就
hē喝
wán完
le了
 。

He picked up the glass of water and drank it all in one gulp.

Shí石
tou头
gū咕
lū噜
gū咕
lū噜
gǔn滚
xià下
shān山
pō坡
 。

The stone rolled down the hillside with a rumbling sound.

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Dù肚
zi子
lǐ里
gū咕
lū噜
gū咕
lū噜
xiǎng响
 ,
kě可
néng能
è饿
le了
 。

My stomach is rumbling; I must be hungry.

Xiǎo小
xī溪
gū咕
lū噜
gū咕
lū噜
de地
liú流
guò过
shí石
tou头
 。

The stream gurgled as it flowed over the rocks.