() — (onomatopoeia) bang; pop; crack (as of gunfire, a slap, or a bursting object)

Definition

A sharp onomatopoeia for a sudden bang or pop — gunfire, a slap, or something bursting. Always reduplicates as 叭的一声, never stands alone.

onomatopoeia
bangpopcrack (as of gunfire, a slap, or a bursting object)

Examples

  • Yuǎn chù chuán lái "bā" de yī shēng qiāng xiǎng.
    From afar came the bang of a gunshot.
  • Tā bā de yī shēng bǎ shū shuāi zài zhuō shàng.
    He slapped the book down on the table with a crack.
  • Qì qiú bā de yī shēng pò le.
    The balloon burst with a pop.

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