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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 滴答

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
滴答 dī dā - (onom.) pattering sound
- drip drip (of water)
- tick tock (of clock)
- also pr. [di1 da5]

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
- - - 53,688 26,869

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
滴 dī- a drop
- to drip
答 dā- bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1ying5], 答理[da1li5] etc
答 dá- to answer
- to reply
- to respond

Other Words Containing 滴答

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