() — (onomatopoeia) bang! pop! slap! — used for crisp, abrupt noises

Definition

An onomatopoeia for a short, sharp sound — a bang, pop, or slap. It's the noise itself; the action that made it is usually expressed by another verb like 拍 or 打.

onomatopoeia
bang! pop! slap! — used for crispabrupt noises

Examples

  • Tā qì dé yì pāi zhuō zi, pā de yī shēng, suǒ yǒu rén dōu xià le yí tiào.
    He slammed the table in anger — with a bang, everyone was startled.
  • Yuǎn chù chuán lái pā de yī shēng, xiàng shì qiāng xiǎng.
    From afar came a bang, like a gunshot.
  • Shuǐ zhū cóng gāo chù luò xià, pā de yī shēng dǎ zài dì bǎn shàng.
    A water droplet fell from above, hitting the floor with a pop.

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