喳喳 (chā) — (onomatopoeia) chattering, jabbering

Definition

Onomatopoeia for the chattering or chirping of small birds and people talking noisily. The repeated character mimics continuous sound, often reduplicated as 喳喳喳 in speech.

onomatopoeia

chatteringjabbering

Examples

喳喳。
Xiǎo niǎo zài shù shàng chā dì jiào ge bù tíng.
The little birds are chirping nonstop in the tree.
喳喳。
Tā men zuò zài nà lǐ chā dì liáo tiān.
They sat there chattering away.
喳喳。
Chuāng wài chuán lái yí zhèn chā shēng.
A burst of chattering came from outside the window.

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