呀
yayā HSK4

particle used to express surprise or mild emphasis

  • updated sense approved 呀 · ya · ah

    呀

    ya

    ah

    (particle equivalent to [[啊|啊|a5]] after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

    他在看书呀。

    modal particle, noun, pronoun → modal particle, noun, pronoun, punctuation, measure word

    updated sense

  • updated sense approved 呀 · ya · ah

    呀

    ya

    ah

    (particle equivalent to [[啊|啊|a5]] after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

    他在看书呀。

    modal particle, noun → modal particle, noun, pronoun

    updated sense

  • updated sense approved 呀 · ya · ah

    呀

    ya

    ah

    (particle equivalent to [[啊|啊|a5]] after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

    他在看书呀。

    modal particle → modal particle, noun

    updated sense

  • updated sense approved 呀 · ya · ah

    呀

    ya

    ah

    (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) → (particle equivalent to [[啊|啊|a5]] after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

    他在看书呀。

    modal particle

    updated sense

  • created sense approved 呀 · yā · ah

    呀

    yā

    ah

    interjection used to express surprise

    呀！下雪了。

    modal particle

    created sense

  • created sense approved 呀 · ya · ah

    呀

    ya

    ah

    (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

    他在看书呀。

    modal particle

    created sense

  • created sense approved 呀 · yā · creak

    呀

    yā

    creak

    onomatopoeia for a creaking sound

    门呀的一声开了。

    modal particle

    created sense