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嘎吱 meaning in English

gāzhī

(onom.) creak; crunch

21 strokes

Meaning of 嘎吱

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gāzhī
  1. (onom.) creak
  2. crunch

嘎吱 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

刮guā风fēng的de时shí候hòu，老lǎo橡xiàng树shù的de叶yè子zi会huì沙shā沙shā作zuò响xiǎng，树shù枝zhī会huì发fā出chū嘎gā吱zhī声shēng。
When it's windy, the leaves of the old oak rustle and its branches creak.

Stroke order for each character

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嘎 gā · a cackling sound · 14 strokes

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吱 zhī · to chirp · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 嘎吱.

嘎嘎gāgā(onom.) quack; honk

Questions about 嘎吱

What does 嘎吱 mean?

嘎吱 (gāzhī) means "(onom.) creak; crunch".

How do you write 嘎吱?

嘎吱 is made of 2 characters: 嘎 (14 strokes), 吱 (7 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.