咕咚 (gū dōng) — (onomatopoeia) thud, thump, plop (sound of a heavy object falling or hitting ground/water); (onomatopoeia) gulp (sound of drinking heavily)
Definition
Onomatopoeia for a heavy thud or plop — something heavy dropping into water or hitting the ground, or a big gulp when drinking. Often reduplicated as 咕咚咕咚 to keep the sound going.
onomatopoeia
thudthumpplop (sound of a heavy object falling or hitting ground/water)gulp (sound of drinking heavily)
Examples
- 咕咚！。gū dōng! Shí tou diào jìn shuǐ lǐ le.Plop! The stone fell into the water.
- 咕咚，。Tā tīng dào gū dōng yì shēng, bù zhī dào shén me dōng xī diào le.He heard a thud and didn't know what had fallen.
- ，咕咚。Tā kǒu kě jí le, gū dōng dì hē le yí dà kǒu shuǐ.He was extremely thirsty and took a big gulp of water.
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