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叮当
叮噹
dīngdāng
1. (onom.) ding dong
2. jingling of bells
3. clanking sound

Character Breakdown

叮
dīng
to persistently exhort or urge; sting (as of an insect)
HSK 6 5 丶
当
dāng
appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
HSK 3 6 丶

Compound Words (5)

叮当声
dīngdāngshēng
tinkle
叮当响
dīngdāngxiǎng
(onom.) ding dong
响叮当
xiǎngdīngdāng
to tinkle
叮叮当当
dīngdīngdāngdāng
(onom.) ding dong
半瓶水响叮当
bànpíngshuǐxiǎngdīngdāng
lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)

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