嚓 (cā) — crack; snap (onomatopoeia for a sharp breaking or tearing sound)
Definition
嚓 (cā) is an onomatopoeia for a sharp, sudden sound like a snap or crack — wood breaking, glass cracking, a twig snapping. It binds to a verb with 嚓的一声 or 嚓地 to describe how the sound happens.
cracksnap (onomatopoeia for a sharp breaking or tearing sound)
Examples
- 嚓。Shù zhī cā yī shēng duàn le.The branch broke with a crack.
- 嚓。Tā bǎ shù zhī cā dì zhé duàn le.He snapped the branch with a crack.
- 嚓。Mén wài chuán lái cā de shēng yīn.There was a cracking sound from outside the door.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.