哒 (dā) — (onomatopoeia) the sound of a click or tick
Definition
哒 (dā) is an onomatopoeia for a sharp, brief click or tick — like a mouse click, clock tick, or shutter sound. It is purely a sound word; it has no verb meaning and is not interchangeable with 打 (dǎ, 'to hit').
onomatopoeia
the sound of a click or tick
Easily confused
- 挞tàlook-alike(bound form) to beat with a whip; to lash (used in literary compounds)
- 搭dāsound-aliketo put up, to build (scaffolding, a shed, a shelf)
- 跶dalook-aliketo stumble
- 嗒dāsound-alike(onomatopoeia) sound of a click, tap, or drip
- 撘dāsound-alike(literary variant of 搭) to build, to put up, to hang over, to travel by
Examples
- ，哒。Wǒ àn le yí xià shǔ biāo, fā chū dā de yī shēng.I clicked the mouse and it made a clicking sound.
- 哒，。Qiáng shàng guà zhōng dā de yī shēng, tí shì yǐ jīng liù diǎn le.The wall clock ticked, indicating it was already six o'clock.
- 哒，。Xiàng jī kuài mén dā de yī shēng, wǒ pāi xià le zhào piàn.The camera shutter clicked, and I took the photo.
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