onomatopoeia for rain; scattered and broken
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesonomatopoeia
onomatopoeia for the sound of heavy rain, collapsing buildings, clattering, etc.
Imitates sudden, heavy, or crashing sounds. Often used with 地 as an adverbial modifier.
Yǔ雨
xī稀
li里
huā哗
lā啦
de地
xià下
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
The rain started coming down hard.
Yuàn院
qiáng墙
xī稀
li里
huā哗
lā啦
de地
dǎo倒
le了
xià下
lái来
。
The courtyard wall came crashing down.
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Chuāng窗
wài外
xī稀
li里
huā哗
lā啦
xiǎng响
ge个
bù不
tíng停
。
There was a constant clattering noise outside the window.
adjective
scattered and smashed; in complete disarray; thoroughly destroyed
informalDescribes a state of being broken into pieces or scattered messily. Often used as a complement after verbs like 打 (hit), 摔 (smash), or 骂 (scold).
Jiā家
jù具
bèi被
zhè这
huǒ伙
rén人
dǎ打
le了
ge个
xī稀
li里
huā哗
lā啦
。
The furniture was smashed to pieces by this gang.
Bō玻
li璃
bèi被
zá砸
de得
xī稀
li里
huā哗
lā啦
，
suì碎
le了
yī一
dì地
。
The glass was shattered into pieces, fragments covering the floor.
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Tā他
de的
lùn论
diǎn点
bèi被
bó驳
de得
xī稀
li里
huā哗
lā啦
。
His argument was torn to shreds.