Definition
哒 is an onomatopoeia for short, sharp sounds like a click or a tick. It is often used to describe the sound of a mouse click, a clock ticking, a camera shutter, or a keyboard tap. It can be reduplicated as 哒哒 to indicate repeated or rhythmic ticking, but it remains a descriptive sound word rather than a verb.
onomatopoeia
the sound of a click or tick
Examples
- ，哒。Wǒ àn le yí xià shǔbiāo, fāchū dā de yì shēng.I clicked the mouse and it made a clicking sound.
- 哒，。Qiáng shàng guàzhōng dā de yì shēng, tíshì yǐjīng liù diǎn le.The wall clock ticked, indicating it was already six o'clock.
- 哒，。Xiàngjī kuàimén dā de yì shēng, wǒ pāi xià le zhàopiàn.The camera shutter clicked, and I took the photo.
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