Definition
丁当 is an onomatopoeic word that imitates the crisp, clear sound of a small bell or metal objects striking each other — like 'ding-dong' or 'jingle' in English. It can be reduplicated as 丁丁当当 or appear in compounds like 丁当响. While written as two characters, the pinyin in the source data is given as a single syllable dīng, which likely is a data error.
onomatopoeia
ding-dongjingleclink
Examples
- 丁当。Ménlíng dīng de xiǎng le sān shēng.The doorbell rang three times with a ding-dong.
- 丁当。Tāmen pèibēi shí fāchū le dīng de shēngyīn.They made a clinking sound when they clinked glasses.
- 丁当。Xiǎo huǒchē kāidòng shí fāchū dīng de shēngxiǎng.The little train makes a ding-dong sound when it starts moving.
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