Chinese word dictionary

嘎吱

gā zhī · (onom.) creak; crunch

Word information

Simplified嘎吱
Traditional嘎吱
Pinyingā zhī
Part of speechDictionary
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HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 嘎吱

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