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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

嘎吱 [gāzhī]
  1. 1. onomatopoeia creak
    小板凳被他压得嘎吱嘎吱地响。
    The stool creaked under his weight.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

嘎吱 [gāzhī]
  1. 1. (usually reduplicated) the creaking sound of objects that are under great stress
    行李压得扁担嘎吱嘎吱直响。
    The shoulder pole creaked under the weight of the luggage.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

嘎吱 [gāzhī]
  1. 1. 拟声 模拟物体受压后发出的声音(多叠用)
    牙咬得嘎吱嘎吱

Examples

小板凳被他压得嘎吱嘎吱地响。
The stool creaked under his weight.
He crunched his cookies and slurped his tea.
嘎吱嘎吱地咬着饼干,咕噜咕噜地喝茶。
The train was grinding its way up a mountain.
火车嘎吱嘎吱爬上山。
The children crunched the celery sticks.
孩子们嘎吱嘎吱地嚼着芹菜梗。
He heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path.
他听到了砾石路上嘎吱的脚步声。

Word Decomposition


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