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哇

wɑ

A1 Level 3 ★ Core word
Particle

哇 (wɑ) is a Chinese word meaning “Wow!”. It sits at TOCFL Level 3 (CEFR A1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. Wow!
  2. sound of a child's crying
  3. sound of vomiting
  4. replaces 啊 when following the vowel "u" or "ao"

Stroke order

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Example

哇，這裡的風景真美！

Wow, the scenery here is beautiful!

Related words at this level

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).