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嘁嘁嚓嚓

Word · OnomatopoeiaTraditional嘁嘁喳喳

chatter; gossip; murmur

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

to chatter; to gossip in low voices

neutral

Often describes the sound of people whispering or talking indistinctly in a group. Can carry a slightly negative connotation of gossip or idle talk.

Tā他
men们
duǒ躲
zài在
jiǎo角
luò落
lǐ里
qī嘁
qī嘁
chā喳
chā喳
de地
yì议
lùn论
zhe着
shén什
me么
 。

They were hiding in the corner, chattering about something.

Bàn办
gōng公
shì室
lǐ里
zǒng总
shì是
qī嘁
qī嘁
chā喳
chā喳
de的
 ,
méi没
fǎ法
zhuān专
xīn心
gōng工
zuò作
 。

The office is always filled with chatter, making it hard to concentrate on work.

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Yī一
qún群
má麻
què雀
zài在
shù树
shàng上
qī嘁
qī嘁
chā喳
chā喳
de地
jiào叫
 。

A flock of sparrows were chirping noisily in the tree.