叽叽 (jī jī) — (onomatopoeia) chirp, cheep, peep (sound of small birds, mice, etc.)
Definition
Onomatopoeia for the high, thin squeaking sound of small animals — birds chirping or mice squeaking. Use it to describe the sound itself, often reduplicated as 叽叽喳喳 for lively chirping.
onomatopoeia
chirpcheeppeep (sound of small birds, mice, etc.)
Examples
- 叽叽。Xiǎo niǎo zài shù shàng jī jī dì jiào.Little birds are chirping in the tree.
- 叽叽，。Bàn yè lǐ chuán lái jī jī de shēng yīn, yuán lái shì lǎo shǔ.In the middle of the night came a squeaking sound, it turned out to be a mouse.
- ，叽叽。Tā xué niǎo jiào xué dé zhēn xiàng, yì zhí jī jī gè bù tíng.He imitates bird calls so realistically, he kept chirping nonstop.
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