Definition
阿嚏 is the onomatopoeia for a sneeze in Chinese, equivalent to 'achoo!' or 'atishoo!' in English. It's typically used as an interjection — you say it when someone sneezes in conversation, or you can write it in quotation marks in narrative text to describe the sound. It's often followed by a polite response like '是谁在想你?' or '有人念叨你' in Chinese culture.
onomatopoeia
achoo! — the sound of a sneeze
Examples
- 阿嚏!,。ā tì! Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ gǎnmào le.Achoo! Sorry, I have a cold.
- :“阿嚏阿嚏阿嚏!”Tā túrán dǎ le gè pēntì: “ā tì!”He suddenly sneezed: 'Achoo!'
- 阿嚏,?ā tì, shéi zài niàndao wǒ?Achoo! Who's thinking of me?
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