滴答

dī dā

Dictionary entry

(onom.) pattering sound

What does 滴答 mean?

滴答 (dī dā) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(onom.) pattering sound

2drip drip (of water)

3tick tock (of clock)

4also pr. [di1 da5]

Character breakdown

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滴dīto drip · to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc)答dābound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1 ying5], 答理[da1 li5] etc

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滴答

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