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乒乓

Word · Onomatopoeia · Noun

sound of clatter; table tennis

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

sound of clatter; clinking; pinging

neutral

Typically used to describe sharp, light, repetitive hitting or clinking sounds, like objects colliding or rain/hail hitting a surface.

Báo雹
zi子
dǎ打
zài在
wū屋
dǐng顶
shàng上
pīng乒
pāng乓
luàn乱
xiǎng响
 。

Hail clattered noisily on the roof.

Chú厨
fáng房
lǐ里
chuán传
lái来
wǎn碗
dié碟
pīng乒
pāng乓
de的
pèng碰
zhuàng撞
shēng声
 。

The clinking sound of dishes colliding came from the kitchen.

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Shì士
bīng兵
men们
tīng听
dào到
yuǎn远
chù处
pīng乒
pāng乓
de的
qiāng枪
shēng声
 。

The soldiers heard the distant pinging of gunfire.

2.

noun

table tennis; ping-pong

neutral

This is the common name for the sport. '乒乓' in this sense is a lexicalized abbreviation of '乒乓球' (table tennis ball/sport).

Zán咱
men们
xià下
wǔ午
qù去
dǎ打
pīng乒
pāng乓
ba吧
 。

Let's go play table tennis this afternoon.

Tā他
shì是
yī一
míng名
yōu优
xiù秀
de的
pīng乒
pāng乓
yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
 。

He is an excellent table tennis player.

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Pīng乒
pāng乓
shì是
yī一
xiàng项
hěn很
shòu受
huān欢
yíng迎
de的
shì室
nèi内
yùn运
dòng动
 。

Table tennis is a very popular indoor sport.