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  • onomatopoeia(of metal, jade or stone) tinkle

    • bù yuǎn chù yǒu yī tiáo dīng dōng zuò xiǎng de xī liú

      远处叮咚溪流

      Not far away was a babbling stream.

    • wǒ men màn bù jīng guò quán shuǐ dīng dōng de pēn quán hé fēn fāng sì yì de huā yuán

      我们漫步经过泉水叮咚喷泉芬芳花园

      We strolled past tinkling fountains and perfumed gardens.

Word usage

  • "叮咚" can be reduplicated, for example: "叮叮咚咚".
    • 远处我们听到小溪银铃水流

      In the distance we heard the silvery tinkle of a stream.