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咚咚
dōngdōng
Description
“咚咚”是一个声音词，用来学东西撞在一起的声音。
"咚咚" is an onomatopoeic word used to describe the sound of things hitting each other.
比如有人敲门，或者心跳很快的时候，我们就会说“咚咚”。
For example, when someone knocks on the door or when the heartbeat is fast, we say "咚咚".
Meanings
咚咚dōngdōng
thump-thump; bang-bang (sound of knocking or beating)
有人在门外咚咚地敲门。
Someone is knocking loudly at the door outside.
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Notes
- Etymology
onomatopoeia; the character 咚 is reduplicated to imitate a repeated dull, heavy sound.
- Nuance
often describes drumbeats, knocking, or a fast heartbeat (心咚咚地跳).
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