It’s fun to learn animal noises in a foreign language (did you know that Chinese ducks and frogs make the same sound?), but it doesn’t have to end there. If you can manage to learn all these words, you’re sure to be a hit with all the 4-year-olds in a Chinese kindergarten.
| English | Chinese | Pinyin |
| Baa (of a sheep) | 咩 | miē |
| Bang | 啪 | pā |
| Bang | 砰 | pēng |
| Bang (as on a door) | 嘭 | pēng |
| Bang or boom | 轰 | hōng |
| Bark (of a dog) | 汪汪 | wàngwàng |
| Buzz | 嗡嗡 | wēngwēng |
| Chirp or squeak | 吱吱 | zhīzhī |
| Chuckle | 咯咯 | gēgē |
| Clack | 呱嗒 | gūdā |
| Click | 咔哒 | kādā |
| Click or snap | 咯噔 | gēdēng |
| Click or tick | 哒哒, 嗒嗒 | dādā |
| Cluck (of a chicken) | 咕咕 | gūgū |
| Crash or bang | 哐 | kuāng |
| Creak | 嘎吱 | gāzhī |
| Creak | 咯吱 | gēzhī |
| Gurgling sound | 咕噜 | gūlū |
| Ha ha (laughter) | 哈哈 | hāhā |
| Hee hee (laughter) | 嘻嘻 | xīxī |
| Heh heh (laughter) | 嘿嘿 | hāihāi |
| Hiss (of a snake) | 咝 | sī |
| Hiss, fizz | 噗哧 | pūchī |
| Huh huh (chuckle) | 呵呵 | hēhē |
| Hum | 哼哼 | hēngheng |
| Meow (of a cat or kitten) | 咪咪 | mīmī |
| Meow (of a cat) | 喵 | miāo |
| Moo (of a cow) | 哞 | moū |
| Patter (as of rain) | 稀里哗啦 | xīlǐhuālā |
| Quack (of a duck) or croak (of a frog) | 呱呱 | gūgū |
| Rattle or clatter | 嗒 | dādā |
| Roar (of a crowd) | 哄 | hōng |
| Rumble (e.g. an earthquake) | 轰隆 | hōnglōng |
| Sound of (small) bells; sound of jingling | 叮当 | dīngdāng |
| Sound of a big door closing | 咣 | guāng |
| Sound of a doorbell (ding dong) | 叮咚 | dīngdōng |
| Sound of a heavy object falling into water | 噗嗵 | pūtōng |
| Sound of a large heavy object rolling | 咕隆 | gūlōng |
| Sound of a small bell (ding) | 叮 | dīng |
| Sound of birds chirping | 叽叽喳喳 | jījichāchā |
| Sound of breaking or snapping | 咔嚓 | kāchā |
| Sound of crashing or rustling | 哗啦 | huālā |
| Sound of dripping water | 嘀嗒 | dīda |
| Sound of slurping or snoring | 稀里呼噜 | xīlǐhūlū |
| Sound of trickling down | 噗噜噜 | pūlūlū |
| Sound of water flowing | 哗哗 | huāhuā |
| Squeak or creak | 咿咿呀呀 | yīyīyāyā |
| Thud | 噗咚 | pūdōng |
| Thump or thud | 噔 | dēng |
| Thump, thud, or plop | 咕咚 | gūdōng |
| Whisper or murmur | 唧唧咕咕 | jījigūgū |
| Whoosh | 咻 | xiū |
This page is dedicated to Micah, who I can imagine would really get into stuff like this in the kindergarten classroom.
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