kǎn​kǎn

sound of drumming or chopping

kǎn​kǎn sound of drumming or chopping · joyful · complaining

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    clatter
    (literary) the sound of percussion, such as drumming or chopping wood

kǎn​kǎn depressed or uneven · uneasy or dissatisfied

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    pit
    a pit; a hole in the ground; a depression

kǎn​kǎn just now

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    critical point
    a critical juncture; a threshold; a key moment or difficulty that is hard to overcome