Definition
嚓嚓 is an onomatopoeia that imitates harsh friction sounds: the screech of car tires, the tearing of fabric or paper, or the scraping of metal against a surface. It is often used with 地 or 的, as in 嚓嚓地响 (makes a screeching sound) or 嚓嚓的一声 (a sharp scraping noise). The word is the reduplicated form of 嚓; in speech it is generally pronounced cā cā.
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(onom.) sound of scrapingrippingor screeching
Examples
- 嚓嚓。Qìchē cā de yì shēng tíng zhù le.The car came to a halt with a screech.
- 嚓嚓。Tā cā de bǎ bù sī kāi le.She tore the cloth with a ripping sound.
- 嚓嚓，。Tā tīng dào cā de mócā shēng, gǎnjǐn jiǎnchá jīqì.He heard a scraping sound and quickly checked the machine.
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