叮咚 (dīng dōng) — (onomatopoeia) ding-dong (ringing of a doorbell or phone); (onomatopoeia) jingling sound (of small bells, coins, etc.)
Definition
Onomatopoeia for a clear, ringing sound — a doorbell, phone notification, or the jingling of small bells or coins. Often reduplicated as 叮叮咚咚 for repeated or ongoing sound.
onomatopoeia
ding-dong (ringing of a doorbell or phone)jingling sound (of small bells, coins, etc.)
Examples
- 叮咚，。Tīng dào dīng dōng yī shēng, tā mǎ shàng qù kāi mén.Hearing a ding-dong, she immediately went to open the door.
- 叮咚。Shǒu jī fā chū dīng dōng de tí shì yīn.The phone made a ding-dong notification sound.
- 叮咚。Fēng líng zài fēng zhōng fā chū qīng cuì de dīng dōng shēng.The wind chime made a crisp tinkling sound in the wind.
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