Chinese Word: 啪 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

啪

Pinyin: pā

English Definition: (onom.) bang; pop; pow

Chinese Definition:
①象声词，形容放枪、拍掌或东西撞击等声音。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 口

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 拍 [ pāi ] to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm

Similar Characters: 啦

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噼啪	pī pā	see 劈啪
噼里啪啦	pī li pā lā	(onom.) to crackle and rattle; to pitter-patter
劈啪	pī pā	(onom.) for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc
劈里啪啦	pī li pā lā	variant of 噼里啪啦
哔哔啪啪	bì bì pā pā	(onom.) flopping sound

1		“ pā 啪！ ” dòu jiá 豆荚 liè kāi 裂开 lái le 来了。 "Crack" went the shell as it burst, and the five peas rolled out into the bright sunshine.
2		pā pā 啪啪 liǎng shēng 两声 qiāng 枪 xiǎng 响。 Bang, bang, went the gun.
3		pā 啪 de 的 yì shēng 一声， xián 弦 duàn 断 le 了。 The string broke with a snap.
4		tā 他 pā 啪 de 的 yì shēng 一声 pāi 拍 le 了 yí xià 一下 shuǐ 水。 He hit the water with a resounding slap.
5		pā 啪 de 的 yì shēng 一声， píng sāi 瓶塞 fēi 飞 chū lái 出来 le 了。 The cork popped and flew out of the bottle.

1		“ pā 啪！ ” dòu jiá 豆荚 liè kāi 裂开 lái le 来了。 "Crack" went the shell as it burst, and the five peas rolled out into the bright sunshine.
2		pā pā 啪啪 liǎng shēng 两声 qiāng 枪 xiǎng 响。 Bang, bang, went the gun.
3		pā 啪 de 的 yì shēng 一声， xián 弦 duàn 断 le 了。 The string broke with a snap.
4		tā 他 pā 啪 de 的 yì shēng 一声 pāi 拍 le 了 yí xià 一下 shuǐ 水。 He hit the water with a resounding slap.
5		pā 啪 de 的 yì shēng 一声， píng sāi 瓶塞 fēi 飞 chū lái 出来 le 了。 The cork popped and flew out of the bottle.