ya HSK4

particle used to express surprise or mild emphasis

Senses

ya ah

modal particle, noun, pronoun, punctuation, measure word · (particle equivalent to a after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

他在看书呀。

ah

modal particle · interjection used to express surprise

呀!下雪了。

creak

modal particle · onomatopoeia for a creaking sound

门呀的一声开了。

References

variant 哑/啞 呀/呀