怦 (pēng) — (onomatopoeia) thump, pit-a-pat (sound of a heartbeat)
Definition
Onomatopoeia for a single thump of the heart — typically reduplicated as 怦怦 to mimic rapid heartbeats, or paired with 然 (怦然) to mean 'with a sudden thump'.
onomatopoeia
thumppit-a-pat (sound of a heartbeat)
Examples
- ，。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, wǒ de xīn pēng pēng zhí tiào.Hearing this news, my heart went thump-thump.
- ，怦。Tā zhàn zài tái shàng, xīn lǐ pēng rán yí dòng.Standing on the stage, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
- ，怦。Tā kàn jiàn tā shí, xīn pēng rán yí tiào.When he saw her, his heart gave a sudden thump.
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