滴答
dī dā
Pinyin

Definition

滴答
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dī dā
  1. (onom.) pattering sound
  2. drip drip (of water)
  3. tick tock (of clock)
  4. also pr. [dī da]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

回答
huí dá
  1. 1 to reply
  2. 2 to answer
  3. 3 the answer
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
滴
dī
  1. 1 a drop
  2. 2 to drip
答案
dá àn
  1. 1 answer
  2. 2 solution
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
点滴
diǎn dī
  1. 1 a drip
  2. 2 a little bit
  3. 3 intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)
问答
wèn dá
  1. 1 question and answer

Idioms (8)

垂涎欲滴
chuí xián yù dī
  1. 1 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
  2. 2 to hunger for
对答如流
duì dá rú liú
  1. 1 able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
水滴石穿
shuǐ dī shí chuān
  1. 1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. 2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. 3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
涓滴归公
juān dī guī gōng
  1. 1 every drop returns to the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused
滴水石穿
dī shuǐ shí chuān
  1. 1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. 2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. 3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.