滴

dī · di

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. a drop
  2. to drip

In a sentence

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.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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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