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onomatopoeia for faint sounds
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesonomatopoeia
onomatopoeia for faint sounds; to chirp; to peep; to squeak
literaryUsed to describe small, often repetitive, sounds made by small animals, machines, or objects. Often seen in compounds.
Xiǎo小
niǎo鸟
zài在
shù树
shàng上
jī叽
jī叽
de地
jiào叫
。
Little birds are chirping in the tree.
Lǎo老
shǔ鼠
zài在
jiǎo角
luò落
lǐ里
jī叽
jī叽
jiào叫
。
A mouse is squeaking in the corner.
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Lǎo老
jiù旧
de的
jī机
qì器
fā发
chū出
jī叽
jī叽
de的
mó摩
cā擦
shēng声
。
The old machine makes a faint squeaking sound.
Tā他
dù肚
zi子
è饿
de得
gū咕
gū咕
jiào叫
，
zuǐ嘴
lǐ里
hái还
jī叽
gū咕
zhe着
yào要
chī吃
fàn饭
。
His stomach is rumbling from hunger, and he's still mumbling about wanting to eat.
Bié别
zài在
wǒ我
ěr耳
biān边
jī叽
jī叽
gū咕
gū咕
de的
。
Stop muttering in my ear.