Chinese Word: 咚 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

咚

Pinyin: dōng

English Definition: (onom.) boom (of a drum); knock (on the door)

Chinese Definition:
①象声词，形容重东西落下或击鼓的声音。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:冬 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 冬 [ dōng ] winter, 11th lunar month

Similar Characters: 昸

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咕咚	gū dōng	splash; (onom.) for heavy things falling down
叮咚	dīng dōng	(onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound
黑咕隆咚	hēi gu lōng dōng	pitch-black; pitch-dark
咚咚	dōng dong	Dongdong, cheerleading mascot of 2008 Beijing Olympics
咚咚	dōng dōng	(onom.) thud; thumping; thudding; pounding

1		yóu chāi 邮差 qiāo mén 敲门 dōng 咚 dōng dong 咚咚。 You can hear the postman knock.
2		měi yuán 美元： dōng 咚！ rán hòu 然后 shì 是 hùn luàn 混乱 de 的 jiē dào 街道。 The dollar: Boom! And then pandemonium in the street.
3		“ qǐng tīng 请听 niú bàng 牛蒡 yè zi 叶子 shàng 上 de 的 xiǎng shēng 响声 —— dōng 咚 dōng dong 咚咚！ dōng 咚 dōng dong 咚咚！ ” wō niú 蜗牛 bà ba 爸爸 shuō 说。 "Hear how it beats like a drum on the dock-leaves! " said Father Snail.
4		tā yòng 他用 shǒu zhǐ 手指 dōng 咚 lóng 隆 dōng 咚 lóng 隆 xiǎng 响 de 地 qiāo dǎ 敲打 zhuō zi 桌子。 He drummed on the table with his finger.
5		wǒ 我 zhèng zài 正在 zuò 做 zuò yè 作业 ne 呢， hū rán 忽然 tīng dào 听到 “ dōng 咚 dōng dong 咚咚 ” de 的 shēng yīn 声音。 I was doing my homework suddenly I heard some sound of "Dong! Dong!

1		yóu chāi 邮差 qiāo mén 敲门 dōng 咚 dōng dong 咚咚。 You can hear the postman knock.
2		měi yuán 美元： dōng 咚！ rán hòu 然后 shì 是 hùn luàn 混乱 de 的 jiē dào 街道。 The dollar: Boom! And then pandemonium in the street.
3		“ qǐng tīng 请听 niú bàng 牛蒡 yè zi 叶子 shàng 上 de 的 xiǎng shēng 响声 —— dōng 咚 dōng dong 咚咚！ dōng 咚 dōng dong 咚咚！ ” wō niú 蜗牛 bà ba 爸爸 shuō 说。 "Hear how it beats like a drum on the dock-leaves! " said Father Snail.
4		tā yòng 他用 shǒu zhǐ 手指 dōng 咚 lóng 隆 dōng 咚 lóng 隆 xiǎng 响 de 地 qiāo dǎ 敲打 zhuō zi 桌子。 He drummed on the table with his finger.
5		wǒ 我 zhèng zài 正在 zuò 做 zuò yè 作业 ne 呢， hū rán 忽然 tīng dào 听到 “ dōng 咚 dōng dong 咚咚 ” de 的 shēng yīn 声音。 I was doing my homework suddenly I heard some sound of "Dong! Dong!