"tsk" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 啧（表示不满或遗憾的舌音）

Definition

用舌头发出的短促声音，通常表示不满、不快或失望。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非常口语化，通常作为拟声词出现在漫画、故事或聊天中。用于表示不满或不屑。正式场合很少见。

Examples

She made a tsk sound when she saw the mess.

她看到乱七八糟的房间时发出了**啧**声。

I heard a tsk from the teacher.

我听到老师发出**啧**声。

Mom gave a loud tsk when I forgot my homework.

我忘记做作业时妈妈发出了很响的**啧**声。

"Tsk, you should know better than that," he said.

“**啧**，你应该更懂事一点。”他说。

People often tsk when reading bad news online.

人们在网上读到坏消息时常常会**啧**一声。

He just shook his head and made a quiet tsk.

他只是摇摇头，轻轻地发出一个**啧**声。