啪啪 (pā pā) — (onomatopoeia) sound of clapping, slapping, or…

Definition

Onomatopoeia for a sharp, repeated smacking or cracking sound — clapping, slapping, or firecrackers. Often reduplicated with 地 before a verb, as in 啪啪地鼓掌.

onomatopoeia

sound of clappingslappingor cracking

Examples

啪啪。
Guān zhòng men pā pā dì gǔ qǐ zhǎng lái.
The audience burst into applause with a clapping sound.
啪啪。
Chuāng wài chuán lái pā pā de biān pào shēng.
From outside the window came the crackling sound of firecrackers.
啪啪。
Tā qì dé bǎ shū pā pā yī shēng shuāi zài zhuō shàng.
He was so angry that he slammed the book onto the table with a slap.

Origin

Reduplicated word

构词法gòucífǎ

重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

啪pāclap or slap

The 啪 sound is repeated to suggest a series of clapping or slapping noises.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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