Definition
梆 (bāng) is an onomatopoeia for a sharp, repeated knocking or tapping sound — like someone rapping on a door or a wooden surface. You can use it to describe the sound itself (梆的一声 'with a rat-a-tat'), or reduplicated as 梆梆 for continuous knocking. It often appears in literary or narrative contexts.
onomatopoeia
rat-a-tatsound of knocking or beating
Examples
- 梆。Tā bāng de qiāo le jǐ xià mén.He knocked on the door a few times with a rat-a-tat.
- 梆。Qiáng shàng chuán lái bāng de shēngyīn.A rat-a-tat sound came from the wall.
- 梆。Gǔshǒu bāng de dǎ zhe gǔ.The drummer beat the drum with a rat-a-tat.
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