咚咚 (Dōng dong) — (onomatopoeia) thud, thumping, pounding

Definition

Onomatopoeia for a heavy, rhythmic thud — like a fist on a door or a pounding heart. It often reduplicates to 咚咚的 + noun to describe the sound source.

onomatopoeia

thudthumpingpounding

Examples

咚咚，。
Tīng dào nà shēng Dōng dong, wǒ xià le yí tiào.
When I heard that thud, I was startled.
咚咚。
Tā de xīn zàng hái zài Dōng dong dì tiào gè bù tíng.
His heart kept pounding/thumping non-stop.
咚咚。
Yuǎn chù chuán lái Dōng dong de qiāo mén shēng.
From afar came the thumping sound of knocking on a door.

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