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Definitions

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

Words Containing 叮

叮嘱
dīng zhǔ

to warn repeatedly

千叮万嘱
qiān dīng wàn zhǔ

repeatedly urging

半瓶水响叮当
bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng

lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)

叮叮
dīng dīng

(onom.) tinkling or jingling sound

叮叮当当
dīng dīng dāng dāng

(onom.) ding dong

叮叮猫
dīng dīng māo

(dialect) dragonfly

叮咚
dīng dōng

(onom.) ding dong

叮咬
dīng yǎo

sting

叮问
dīng wèn

to question closely

叮当
dīng dāng

(onom.) ding dong

叮当声
dīng dāng shēng

tinkle

叮当响
dīng dāng xiǎng

(onom.) ding dong

叮咛
dīng níng

to warn

叮铃
dīng líng

jingle

苍蝇不叮无缝蛋
cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn

lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)

响叮当
xiǎng dīng dāng

to tinkle

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