dīng

叮 (dīng) is a Chinese word meaning “to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc); to say repeatedly; to urge insistently”.

Meanings

  1. 1to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc)
  2. 2to say repeatedly
  3. 3to urge insistently
  4. 4to ask repeatedly
  5. 5to stick to a point
  6. 6(onom.) tinkling or jingling sound

Related words

叮当(onom.) ding dong叮咚(onom.) ding dong叮嘱to warn repeatedly叮叮当当(onom.) ding dong叮咛to warn千叮万嘱repeatedly urging半瓶水响叮当lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)叮叮(onom.) tinkling or jingling sound叮叮猫(dialect) dragonfly叮咬sting叮当响(onom.) ding dong叮当声tinkle

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