onomatopoeia; to be crisp and decisive
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1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
(onomatopoeia) sound of cutting, cracking, or snapping; (figurative) to be crisp, decisive, and efficient
informalOften used in informal, vivid speech to describe sounds or swift actions. The alternate written form is "嘁哩喀喳".
Tā他
gàn干
huó活
qī嘁
li哩
kā喀
chā喳
，
yī一
huì会
er儿
jiù就
zuò做
wán完
le了
。
He worked quickly and decisively, finishing it in no time.
Zhǐ只
tīng听
qī嘁
li哩
kā喀
chā喳
yī一
zhèn阵
xiǎng响
，
shù树
zhī枝
jiù就
bèi被
kǎn砍
duàn断
le了
。
With a crisp cracking sound, the tree branch was chopped off.
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Tā她
chǔ处
lǐ理
wèn问
tí题
qī嘁
li哩
kā喀
chā喳
，
cóng从
bù不
yóu犹
yù豫
。
She deals with problems crisply and without hesitation.