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滴答

dī dā

2-character word

What 滴答 means

1. onomatopoeiapattering sound
2. drip drip (of water)
3. tick tock (of clock)
4. also pr. dī da

The characters in 滴答

• 滴dīto drip; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc); (bound form) a drop (of liquid)
• 答dáto answer; to reply; to respond

Example sentences

• 唯一能听到的声音是钟的滴答声。
  Wéiyī néng tīngdào de shēngyīn shì zhōng de dīdashēng.
  The only sound to be heard was the ticking of the clock.

Words starting with 滴答

• 滴答声dī da shēngtick (tock)

Sounds the same

Read dī dā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 嘀嗒(onomatopoeia) tick tock