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扑腾

Word · OnomatopoeiaTraditional撲騰

thud; thump

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

thud; thump; sound of a heavy object falling or hitting the ground

Imitates a dull, heavy impact sound.

Zhǐ只
tīng听
jiàn见
pū扑
tēng腾
yī一
shēng声
 ,
tā他
cóng从
qiáng墙
shàng上
tiào跳
le了
xià下
lái来
 。

There was a loud thud as he jumped down from the wall.

Nà那
ge个
dà大
xiāng箱
zi子
pū扑
tēng腾
yī一
shēng声
diào掉
zài在
dì地
shang上
 。

The big box fell to the ground with a heavy thud.