啪 啦

crash pa1la1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

叭 嗒 叭 嗒

pitter pat ba1 da1 ba1 da1

Li DiChu LinChu LinCao HuiWang JunShu Chang
SarahJulieRoryLennie

bang pa1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

bang, thump = thuummp peng1

Shao DanniWang JunChu LinWei Xing
Stephan

扑 腾

thump, thud pu1teng1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

 ( 当 )

tinkle, ding-dong dang1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

drone, buzz, hum weng1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

whistle si1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

sound of a car braking ga1

Zhang NingZhang JingZhang MengGu
TerryGlison

扑 通

flop, thump, splash, pit-a-pat pu1tong1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremySarah GAnn

刺 拉

crash, tearing of paper --- chchchshshewew ci1la1

Zhang JingWang JunZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

喀 嚓

snap, sound of breaking, snapping ka1cha1

Da DiZhang MengJin YanDa Di
CricketAprilMichael

鼓 声 隆 隆 。

The drums rolled. Gu3 sheng1 long2long2.

Wang YongDa DiGao MingjiangCao Lihua
AprilJamesBrian

creak ya1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

哐 啷

crash, bang kuang1lang1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

温 ㄦ 哇

sound of a car alarm = waaa waaa waaa waaa wen1rwa1

Zhang JingWang JunChu LinWei Xing
Stephan

丁 冬

tinkle ding1dong1

Zhang NingZhang JingZhang MengGuWang JunWei Xing
CricketAprilMichael

嘎 吱

creak ga1zhi1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

tinkle, ding-dong dang1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

哗 啦

crash hua1la1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

丁 当 ( 叮  )

ding-dong, jingle ding1dang1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

听 零 镗 啷

ding-dong, jingle ting1lingtang1lang1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

咕 嘟

bubble, gurgle gu1du1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

嘎 嘣

sound of a snap = snap of fingers ga1beng1

Shao DanniWang JunChu LinWei Xing
Stephan

瑟 瑟

rustle se4se4

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

呜 儿 哇

toot wu1rwa1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

稀 里 哗 啦

sound of running water xi1lihua1la1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

丁 零 当 郎

ding-dong, jingle ding1lingdang1lang

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

咿 呀

squeak, creak, prattle, babble yi1ya4

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

沙 沙

rustle sha1sha1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremySarah GAnn

toot, hoot, zoom, wheee wu1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

劈 啪

crack, clap pi1pa1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

thump kuang1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

咯 咯 声

rattle ge1ge1 sheng1

Wang YongDa DiZhang JingGao MingjiangCao LihuaWei Xing
CricketAustinNick

滴 嘟

sound of a siren = ouuuuu ouuuuu ouuuuu di1du1

Zhang JingWang JunChu LinLiu Mingke
Stephan

glug, glug, glug -- or a stone thrown in water dong1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

叮 呤

sound of an alarm clock = brrrring, brrring ding1ling1

Zhang JingWang JunChu LinWei Xing
Stephan

吧 嗒

water drops -- ping ping ping ba1da1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

噼 啪

sound of fireworks = bangbangbangbang pi1pa1

Zhang JingWang JunChu LinWei Xing
Stephan

滴 沥

tick di1li1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

咚 咚

thump-thump, drum beat dong1dong1

Wang YongZhang JingLin QingGao MingjiangCao LihuaWei Xing
AprilJamesBrian

刺 溜

sound of slipping and falling, (of bullets) whistle ci1liu1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

叭 唧

squelch ba1ji1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

嗡 嗡

sound of a buzzer = ZZZZ ZZZZ ZZZZ harsh weng1weng1

Zhang JingWang JunChu LinWei Xing
Stephan

哐 

thump kuang1dang1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

 啷

tinkle, ding-dong dang1lang1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

滴 沥 啦 哒

water leak di1li1la1da1

Zhang JingSun JingsuJin YanShao Jingxian
AnselLynnAustinAnnDawn

叮 咚

ding-dong, jingle ding1dong1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

丁 零

ding-a-ling, jingle ding1ling1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

咯 噔

click of heels on the floor, falling plastic object like a pen ge1deng1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

chirp, chirr, creak zhi1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

thump, pit-a-pat peng1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

喀 吭

sound of a broken auto = clank clang veroush bang ahhhh ka1keng1

Shao DanniWang JunChu LinWei Xing
Stephan

嘎 巴

crack, snap ga1ba1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

叽 叽

chirp, twitter ji1ji1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

clang qiang1

Zhang JingWang JunZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

夸 哒

clop kua1da1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

淙 淙

gurgle cong2cong2

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

滴 滴 答 答

tick-tock, pitter-pat di1di1da1da1

Jessie WangZhang MengLi ZhenCao HuiZhang JingWang Jun
FredApril

啪 嚓

crash, clatter pa1cha1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

咕 隆

rumble, rattle, roll gu1long1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

spatter, fine spray ci1

Zhang JingWang JunWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

刷 ( 唰 )

swish, rustle shua1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

咕 咚

thud, splash, plump gu1dong1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

吧 唧

fall in mud, kesplash ba1ji1

Da DiWang JunSun JingsuWei XingZhang Jing
Stephan

呼 哧 ( 蚩 )

puffing and blowing, poof, whoosh hu1chi1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

潺 潺

murmur, purr, babble chan2chan2

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesDavid

唧 唧 喳 喳

chirp, twitter, chirrup, girl's chatter ji1jizha1zha1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

铮 挣

clank, clang zheng1zheng1

Zhang JingWang JunZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

sound of crash, bang kuang1

Zhao HeZhang MengLi ZhenMi ZhaoxiZhang LiFeng Xi
KarenMichael

bang, boom hong1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremySarah GAnn

扑 棱

whirring pu1leng1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

嗡 嗡

sound of a fan = whoooo weng1weng1

Zhang JingWang JunChu LinWei Xing
Stephan

噔 噔

thump, thud deng1deng1

Zhang MengLi Yu ZhengLi ZhenWei XingZhang JingWang Jun
KarenAllen

喀 ( 咔 ) 哒

click ka1da1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

轰 隆

rumble, roll, building falling down heng1long1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremySarah GAnn

toot, honk, busy signal du1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

crack ping1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

咔 嚓

snap, sound of breaking, snapping ka1cha1

Da DiZhang MengJin YanDa Di
CricketAprilMichael

换 档 声

sound of gears shifting = like race car eng1'eng2

Shao DanniWang JunChu LinFeng Xie

隆 隆

rumble long2long2

Zhao HeZhang LiZhang MengZhang JingZheng LeiWang Jun
KarenFredAllen

梆 梆

bang bang bang1bang1

Da DiWang JunSun JingsuWei XingZhang Jing
Stephan

突 突

pit-a-pat, chug tu1tu1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

乒 乓 ( 梆 )

rattle ping1pang1

Zhang JingWang JunZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
JeremySarah GAnn

呱 嗒 ( 哒 )

clip-clop, clack gua1da1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremySarah GAnn

blowing, whhooo hu1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

thump, bang beng1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

bang pang1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

咔 哒

sound of click ka1da1

Zhao HeZhang MengLi ZhenMi ZhaoxiZhang LiFeng Xi
KarenMichael

劈 里 啪 啦

crackle and splutter pi1lipa1la1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

劈 哧 噗 哧

sound of splashing water pi1chipu1chi1

Zhang JingWang JunZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
JeremySarah GAnn

sound of a balloon popping = lips popping = smack bang4

Zhang JingWang JunChu LinWei Xing
Stephan

梯 踏

flip, clop ti1ta1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

滴 滴 达 达

tic-toc, pitter-pat di1di1da1da1

Jessie WangZhang MengLi ZhenCao HuiZhang JingWang Jun
FredApril

the strike of a match - tsaaa ca1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

滴 里 搭 拉

pitter-pat, pattering di1lida1la1

Jessie WangZhang MengLi ZhenCao HuiChu LinWang Jun
FredApril

吱 妞

squeak of door = squeak zhi1niu1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
Stephan

簌 簌

rustle, stream down su4su4

Zhang JingWang JunZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

crack, snap cha1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

喀 ( 咔 ) 吧

snap kaba

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

听 通

bang ting1tong1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

拎 拎

sound of a phone = rrrrring rrrrring rrrrring ling1ling1

Zhang JingWang JunChu LinWei Xing
Stephan

滴 答 ( 嘀 嗒 )

tick, ticktack, ticktock di1da1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

滴 嗒

tick-tock di1da1

Jessie WangZhang MengLi ZhenCao HuiZhang JingWang Jun
FredApril

喀 ( 咔 ) 嚓

click, snap of camera ka1cha1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

齐 哧 夸 喳

sound of falling and breaking -- bang qi1chikua1cha1

Zhang JingWang JunZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

唰 啦

swish shua1la1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremySarah GAnn

齐 哧 咔 喳

clang, snap qi1chika1cha1

Zhang JingWang JunZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
JeremySarah GAnn

听 镗

bang ting1tang1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

crack, snap ga1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

咕 唧 ( 叽 )

squelch gu1ji1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

汽 车 起 动 声

sound of an automobile = mmmmmmm, hummm eng1

Shao DanniWang JunChu LinFeng Xie
Stephan

噗 哧

squish = squiiishhhh pu1chi1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
Stephan

咯 吱

creak ge1zhi1

Zhang JingWang JunZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

远 处 雷 声 隆 隆 。

The thunder rolled in the distance. Yuan3chu4 lei2sheng1 long2long2.

Wang YongFeng XieLin QingGao MingjiangCao Lihua
AprilJamesBrian

whizz sou1

Zhang JingWang JunZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

burst wa1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremySarah GAnn

梯 里 踏 啦

flip-flap ti1li1ta1la1

Zhang JingWang JunZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

啪 嗒

patter, clatter pa1da1

Zhang JingWang JunSun JingsuWei Xing
JeremyLynnAnnSarah G

click of a seatbelt = click ka1

Zhao HeZhang JingLi ZhenMi ZhaoxiZhang LiChu Lin
AnselLynnAustinAnnDawn




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