哔 (bì) — (onomatopoeia) beep, buzz (electronic sound)

Definition

哔 (bì) is an onomatopoeia for short electronic beeps and buzzes — the 'beep' of a phone, doorbell, or machine. It is bound: it always attaches to 的 or reduplicates as 哔哔, and never stands alone as a verb.

onomatopoeia

beepbuzz (electronic sound)

Examples

哔。
Jī qì fā chū bì de yī shēng.
The machine emitted a beep.
哔，。
Shǒu jī lián xù bì le jǐ cì, tí xǐng wǒ yǒu xīn xiāo xi.
The phone beeped several times, alerting me to a new message.
，哔，。
Wǒ àn le mén líng, zhī tīng dào bì de yī shēng, méi rén yìng dá.
I pressed the doorbell, only heard a beep, and no one answered.

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