嚓嚓 (cā cā) — (onom.) sound of scraping, ripping, or screeching

Definition

Onomatopoeia for a short, sharp scraping or screeching sound — usually a car's brakes or paper/cloth being torn. Reduplicated as 嚓嚓 to imitate the sound.

onomatopoeia
(onom.) sound of scrapingrippingor screeching

Examples

  • 嚓嚓。
    Qì chē cā cā dì yī shēng tíng zhù le.
    The car came to a halt with a screech.
  • 嚓嚓。
    Tā cā cā dì bǎ bù sī kāi le.
    She tore the cloth with a ripping sound.
  • 嚓嚓，。
    Tā tīng dào cā cā de mó cā shēng, gǎn jǐn jiǎn chá jī qì.
    He heard a scraping sound and quickly checked the machine.

Origin

Single-morpheme word
构词法gòucífǎ
叠音diéyīnRepeated syllable

One syllable written twice as a single unit of meaning; neither half stands alone.

嚓chā
嚓chā

The repeated 嚓 嚓 imitates a scraping or ripping sound; the characters alone do not carry independent meanings.

Sound-only characters

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