叮叮当当 (dīng dīng dāng dāng) — (onomatopoeia) ding-dong; jingling; clanking
Definition
Onomatopoeia for metallic ringing or clanking — bells, metal pipes, pots and pans banging together. Often reduplicated as a set phrase to describe continuous clanging sounds.
onomatopoeia
ding-dongjinglingclanking
Examples
- 叮叮当当，。Yuǎn chù chuán lái dīng dīng dāng dāng de líng shēng, hǎo xiàng shì sòng bào de zì xíng chē lái le.From a distance came the jingling of a bell, as if the newspaper delivery bicycle had arrived.
- 叮叮当当，。Chú fáng lǐ dīng dīng dāng dāng xiǎng gè bù tíng, bù zhī mā ma zài máng shén me.There was a constant clanking in the kitchen; I wonder what mom was busy with.
- ，叮叮当当。Tā qiāo zhe tiě guǎn zi, fā chū dīng dīng dāng dāng de shēng xiǎng.He tapped the iron pipe, producing a clanking sound.
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