Definition
嘀嗒 is an onomatopoeia for the sound of a clock ticking or water dripping — like 'tick-tock' or 'drip-drop' in English. It's often reduplicated as 嘀嗒嘀嗒 to emphasize a continuous rhythm. Use it to describe the steady, repetitive sound of a timepiece or a leaky faucet.
onomatopoeia
tick-tocksound of a clock or dripping water
Examples
- 嘀嗒。Qiáng shàng de zhōng fāchū dī de shēngyīn.The clock on the wall makes a tick-tock sound.
- 嘀嗒。Shuǐlóngtóu yìzhí dī de dī shuǐ.The faucet keeps dripping with a tick-tock sound.
- ，嘀嗒。Yè shēn le, zhǐyǒu dī de zhōngshēng péibàn zhe wǒ.The night is deep; only the tick-tock of the clock keeps me company.
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