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嘿嘿 (hēi hēi) — (onomatopoeia) hehe, tee-hee (a sly or mischievous laugh)

Definition

A short, sly or mischievous chuckle — the kind that signals 'I knew it' or 'gotcha' (often playfully). Written as 嘿嘿 (hēihēi) in actual use, not the listed pinyin hāi.

onomatopoeia
hehetee-hee (a sly or mischievous laugh)

Examples

  • 嘿嘿，！
    hēi hēi, Nǐ cāi duì le!
    Hehe, you guessed right!
  • 嘿嘿，。
    Tā hēi hēi dì xiào le yī shēng, méi shuō huà.
    He let out a sly chuckle and didn't say anything.
  • 嘿嘿，。
    hēi hēi, Zhè xià nǐ kě pǎo bú diào le.
    Hehe, now you can't get away.

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.

嘿hēilaugh sound
嘿hēilaugh sound

The two 嘿 together imitate a low, sly laugh.

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