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滴

dī · di

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. a drop
  2. to drip
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Who is dripping?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)，滴(dī)，滴(dī)，滴(dī)，是(shì)什么(shénme)声音(shēngyīn)？

    Listen, drip, drip, drip. What is that sound?

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)水龙头(shuǐlóngtóu)在(zài)滴水(dīshuǐ)吧(ba)？

    Is the tap dripping?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)关紧(guānjǐn)了(le)，还(hái)在(zài)滴(dī)。

    I turned it off tight and it still drips.

  4. Dengdeng

    一滴(yīdī)，两滴(liǎngdī)……在(zài)你(nǐ)头(tóu)上(shàng)！

    One drop, two drops... it is on your head!

  5. Liangliang

    啊(a)，是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)头发(tóufa)，我(wǒ)刚(gāng)洗完(xǐwán)澡(zǎo)。

    Oh, it is my hair. I just showered.

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2 examples
01

灰(huī)暗(àn)的(de)天(tiān)空(kōng)突(tū)然(rán)下(xià)起(qǐ)了(le)一(yí)大(dà)滴(dī)一(yí)大(dà)滴(dī)的(de)雨(yǔ)来(lái)。

All of a sudden, large drops of rain began falling from the dark sky.

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02

水(shuǐ)龙(lóng)头(tóu)一(yì)直(zhí)在(zài)滴(dī)水(shuǐ)，吵(chǎo)得(de)我(wǒ)睡(shuì)不(bu)着(zháo)。

The faucet keeps dripping, and the noise is keeping me awake.

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