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  • 1

    onomatopoeiaclick; patter; splatter

    • bā dā yī shēng mén guān shang le

      吧嗒关上

      The door clicked shut.

    • bā dā yī shēng bǎ shū rēng zài dì bǎn shang

      吧嗒地板

      throw the book to the floor with a thud

    • bā dā yī shēng guān shang diàn shì jī

      吧嗒一声关上电视机

      snap off a TV set

  • 2

    v.smack one's lips (in admiration, alarm, surprise)

    • tā bā dā le liǎng xià zuǐ yī shēng yě bù yán yǔ

      吧嗒言语

      He smacked his lips but did not utter a word.

    • bā dā zuǐ

      吧嗒

      smack one's lips

  • 3

    v.dialsuck or pull at (a pipe)

    • tā bā dā zhe yān dǎ zhǔ yi

      吧嗒打主意

      He puffed at his pipe as he wondered what to do.

    • tā bā dā zhe yān kǔ kǔ sī suǒ

      吧嗒苦苦思索

      Puffing at his pipe, he was thinking hard.

Word usage

  • Note
    "吧嗒" cannot be written as "巴答" , "吧哒", "叭哒" or "叭嗒".