thud; splash; plop
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesonomatopoeia
thud; splash; plop (sound of a heavy object falling to the ground or into water)
Commonly used with '一声' to describe a single instance of the sound. The variant form '噗通' is also widely used.
Pū扑
tōng通
yī一
shēng声
，
tiào跳
jìn进
shuǐ水
lǐ里
。
With a splash, he jumped into the water.
Shí石
tou头
pū扑
tōng通
yī一
shēng声
diào掉
jìn进
jǐng井
lǐ里
。
The stone fell into the well with a plop.
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Tā他
pū扑
tōng通
yī一
shēng声
guì跪
zài在
dì地
shàng上
。
He fell to his knees with a thud.
Dài袋
zi子
pū扑
tōng通
yī一
shēng声
fàng放
zài在
zhuō桌
shàng上
。
The bag was placed on the table with a heavy thud.