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扑通
pūtōng
Description
"扑通"是一个声音词，用来形容东西掉进水里或人重重坐下、倒下的声音。
"扑通" is an onomatopoeic word used to describe the sound of something falling into water or a person sitting or falling heavily.
我们也常用它来形容心跳得很快的样子。
We also often use it to describe the feeling of a fast heartbeat.
Meanings
扑通pūtōng
thud; splash; the sound of something falling
石头扑通一声掉进了水里。
The stone plopped into the water.
扑通pūtōng
thump-thump (sound of a fast heartbeat)
我的心扑通扑通地跳。
My heart is pounding.
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Notes
- Etymology
onomatopoeia imitating the sound of a heavy splash or fall.
- Nuance
often followed by 一声 or reduplicated (扑通扑通) for repeated sounds like heartbeats.
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