(wēng) — (onomatopoeia) buzz; drone; hum

Definition

An onomatopoeia imitating a buzzing or humming sound — bees, machines, air conditioners. Often reduplicated as 嗡嗡 to suggest a continuous sound.

onomatopoeia
buzzdronehum

Examples

  • Wǒ tīng dào yì zhī mì fēng zài ěr biān wēng le yī shēng.
    I heard a bee buzzing by my ear.
  • Jī qì wēng le yī shēng jiù tíng le.
    The machine hummed once and then stopped.
  • Wǒ guān diào kōng tiáo, wēng de shēng yīn yě xiāo shī le.
    I turned off the air conditioner, and the humming sound disappeared too.

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