嘎 (gā) — (onomatopoeia) cackle, squawk, creak; sharp noise
Definition
Onomatopoeia for a sharp, short, high-pitched noise (a cackle, squawk, creak, or squeak). It reduplicates as 嘎嘎 for a continuous sound, and in speech usually sits before 地 + verb.
onomatopoeia
cacklesquawkcreaksharp noise
Examples
- 嘎，。Wài miàn chuán lái gā de yī shēng, xiàng shì yā zi jiào.A cackling sound came from outside, like a duck quacking.
- 嘎，。Mén zhóu gā dì xiǎng le yí xià, tā tuī mén jìn lái le.The door hinge creaked, and he pushed the door open.
- 。Chí táng lǐ de é gā gā dì jiào zhe.The geese in the pond were cackling.
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