Chinese Word: 叽 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

叽 (Trad.: 嘰)

Pinyin: jī

English Definition: grumble

Chinese Definition:
①(叽咕)象声词，形容小声说话，如“两人叽叽了半天，不知在说什么”(象声词：小鸟叽叽叫。“咕”读轻声)。

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 口

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 几 [ jǐ ] small table; how many; a few, some

Similar Characters: 巩讥

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哔叽	bì jī	serge (loanword)
叽哩咕噜	jī li gū lū	(onom.) to jabber; to rumble
叽叽喳喳	jī jī zhā zhā	(onom.) chirp; twitter; buzzing; to chatter continuously
叽叽嘎嘎	jī jī gá gá	(onom.) giggling noise
叽里咕噜	jī li gū lū	see 叽哩咕噜

1		xiǎo niǎo 小鸟 jī jī 叽叽 jiào 叫。 Little birds were chirping.
2		wǒ 我 jìng 竟 shǎ 傻 bā lā 巴拉 jī 叽 de 的 qǐng 请 tā 他 hē 喝 pú tao jiǔ 葡萄酒。 Foolishly, I offered him some wine.
3		dàn 但 wǒ 我 zài 在 lìng xuǎn 另选 lù xiàn 路线 qù 去 cái fèng pū 裁缝铺 shí 时 jìng 竟 shǎ 傻 bā lā 巴拉 jī 叽 de 的 mí lù 迷路 le 了。 Foolishly however, I got lost taking an alternate route to the tailor shop.
4		tā 她 hé 和 wǎ lì 瓦力 tōng guò 通过 chā cha 喳喳 jī jī 叽叽 de 的 shēng yīn 声音 jiāo liú 交流， yǒu shí hou 有时候 néng gòu 能够 pīn chéng 拼成 cí yǔ 词语。 She and Wall-E communicate in chirps and beeps that occasionally coalesce into words.
5		dāng 当 xióng xìng 雄性 jiāo liáo 鹪鹩 tīng dào 听到 bó láo niǎo 伯劳鸟 de 的 zhè zhǒng 这种 shēng yīn 声音， tā men 他们 jiù 就 huì 会 zuò chū 做出 huí yìng 回应， jī jī 叽叽 jī 叽。 Every time male wrens hear that cry, they sing this in response [wren sound].

1		xiǎo niǎo 小鸟 jī jī 叽叽 jiào 叫。 Little birds were chirping.
2		wǒ 我 jìng 竟 shǎ 傻 bā lā 巴拉 jī 叽 de 的 qǐng 请 tā 他 hē 喝 pú tao jiǔ 葡萄酒。 Foolishly, I offered him some wine.
3		dàn 但 wǒ 我 zài 在 lìng xuǎn 另选 lù xiàn 路线 qù 去 cái fèng pū 裁缝铺 shí 时 jìng 竟 shǎ 傻 bā lā 巴拉 jī 叽 de 的 mí lù 迷路 le 了。 Foolishly however, I got lost taking an alternate route to the tailor shop.
4		tā 她 hé 和 wǎ lì 瓦力 tōng guò 通过 chā cha 喳喳 jī jī 叽叽 de 的 shēng yīn 声音 jiāo liú 交流， yǒu shí hou 有时候 néng gòu 能够 pīn chéng 拼成 cí yǔ 词语。 She and Wall-E communicate in chirps and beeps that occasionally coalesce into words.
5		dāng 当 xióng xìng 雄性 jiāo liáo 鹪鹩 tīng dào 听到 bó láo niǎo 伯劳鸟 de 的 zhè zhǒng 这种 shēng yīn 声音， tā men 他们 jiù 就 huì 会 zuò chū 做出 huí yìng 回应， jī jī 叽叽 jī 叽。 Every time male wrens hear that cry, they sing this in response [wren sound].