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to chirp

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

ming2jiao4 míngjiào

Meaning


Primary

to chirp

Alternatives

chirp, chirps, chirping, chirped, to tweet, tweet, to call, call

Mnemonic


鳴叫 To chirp is 叫 to call out and make a sound by 鳴 chirping a note or two.

Usage


昆蟲 正在 鳴叫。

The bug is chirping.

蟬 在 夏天 持續 鳴叫。

Cicadas continuously chirp in summer.

樹上 的 鳥兒 正在 鳴叫。

The bird in the tree is chirping.