唧唧喳喳 (jī jī zhā zhā) — (onomatopoeia) the sound of birds chirping or people chattering

Definition

Reduplicated onomatopoeia for lively, continuous sound — birds chirping or people chattering noisily.

onomatopoeia
the sound of birds chirping or people chattering

Examples

  • 唧唧喳喳
    Xiǎo niǎo zài shù shàng jī jī zhā zhā dì jiào ge bù tíng.
    The little birds are chirping nonstop in the tree.
  • 唧唧喳喳
    Tā men zài kè tīng lǐ jī jī zhā zhā dì liáo le zhěng zhěng yí xià wǔ.
    They chattered away in the living room for the whole afternoon.
  • 唧唧喳喳
    Jiào shì lǐ chuán lái yí zhèn jī jī zhā zhā shēng, lǎo shī zhǐ hǎo pāi le pāi zhuō zi.
    A burst of chattering came from the classroom, so the teacher had to tap the table.

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