zī
吱
small animal chirp/squeak
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesonomatopoeia
soft chirp/squeak of small animals
neutralMost commonly used to describe the soft, continuous squeaks of rodents like mice or rats.
Lǎo老
shǔ鼠
zī滋
zī滋
de地
zài在
liáng粮
cāng仓
lǐ里
kěn啃
liáng粮
shi食
。
Mice were nibbling grain in the granary with soft squeaks.
Xiǎo小
māo猫
bèi被
bào抱
qǐ起
lái来
shí时
，
fā发
chū出
le了
zī滋
zī滋
de的
jiào叫
shēng声
。
The kitten made soft chirping sounds when it was picked up.
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Cāng仓
shǔ鼠
zài在
lóng笼
zi子
lǐ里
zī滋
zī滋
de地
chī吃
guā瓜
zi子
。
The hamster was eating sunflower seeds with soft squeaks in its cage.
Yě野
wài外
de的
tián田
shǔ鼠
zài在
cǎo草
cóng丛
zhōng中
zī滋
zī滋
de地
jiào叫
zhe着
。
Wild field mice were squeaking softly in the grass.
Shēn深
yè夜
lǐ里
，
wǒ我
tīng听
dào到
gé阁
lóu楼
lǐ里
chuán传
lái来
zī滋
zī滋
de的
shǔ鼠
jiào叫
shēng声
。
Late at night, I heard soft squeaking mice coming from the attic.