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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 嘀嗒

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
嘀嗒 dī dā - (onom.) tick tock

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 22,971 35,467 13,580

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- (onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc
- used in 嘀咕[di2gu5]
- (onom.) used in words that describe machine gunfire, the ticking of a clock or the clatter of horse hooves etc
- used in 嗒然[ta4ran2] and 嗒喪|嗒丧[ta4sang4]

Other Words Containing 嘀嗒

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
嘀嗒 - - 22,971 35,467 13,580