Usage of the character 叮
dīng
叮
[叮]
- to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc)
- to say repeatedly
- to urge insistently
- to ask repeatedly
- to stick to a point
- (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound
dīngdāng
叮当
[叮噹]
- (onom.) ding dong
- jingling of bells
- clanking sound
dīngzhǔ
叮嘱
[叮囑]
- to warn repeatedly
- to urge
- to exhort again and again
dīngwèn
叮问
[叮問]
- to question closely
- to make a detailed inquiry
- to probe
- to ask repeatedly
dīngyǎo
叮咬
[叮咬]
- sting
- bite (of insect)
dīngdīng
叮叮
[叮叮]
- (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound
dīngdōng
叮咚
[叮咚]
- (onom.) ding dong
- jingling of bells
- clanking sound
dīnglíng
叮铃
[叮鈴]
- jingle
dīngníng
叮咛
[叮嚀]
- to warn
- to urge
- to exhort
- to give instructions carefully and insistently
dīngdīngmāo
叮叮猫
[叮叮貓]
- (dialect) dragonfly
xiǎngdīngdāng
响叮当
[響叮噹]
- to tinkle
- to jingle
- to clank
dīngdāngxiǎng
叮当响
[叮噹響]
- (onom.) ding dong
- jingling of bells
- clanking sound
dīngdāngshēng
叮当声
[叮噹聲]
- tinkle
dīngdīngdāngdāng
叮叮当当
[叮叮噹噹]
- (onom.) ding dong
- jingling of bells
- clanking sound
qiāndīngwànzhǔ
千叮万嘱
[千叮萬囑]
- repeatedly urging
- imploring over and over again
bànpíngshuǐxiǎngdīngdāng
半瓶水响叮当
[半瓶水響叮噹]
- lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
- fig. empty vessels make the most noise
- one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
cāngyingbùdīngwúfèngdàn
苍蝇不叮无缝蛋
[蒼蠅不叮無縫蛋]
- lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)
- fig. no smoke without a fire