叮叮当当 (dīng dīng dāng dāng) — (onomatopoeia) ding-dong; jingling; clanking

Definition

Onomatopoeia for metallic ringing or clanking — bells, metal pipes, pots and pans banging together. Often reduplicated as a set phrase to describe continuous clanging sounds.

onomatopoeia
ding-dongjinglingclanking

Examples

  • 叮叮当当
    Yuǎn chù chuán lái dīng dīng dāng dāng de líng shēng, hǎo xiàng shì sòng bào de zì xíng chē lái le.
    From a distance came the jingling of a bell, as if the newspaper delivery bicycle had arrived.
  • 叮叮当当
    Chú fáng lǐ dīng dīng dāng dāng xiǎng gè bù tíng, bù zhī mā ma zài máng shén me.
    There was a constant clanking in the kitchen; I wonder what mom was busy with.
  • 叮叮当当
    Tā qiāo zhe tiě guǎn zi, fā chū dīng dīng dāng dāng de shēng xiǎng.
    He tapped the iron pipe, producing a clanking sound.

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