呀

ya

Novice Level 2 ★ Core word
Particle

呀 (ya) is a Chinese word meaning “(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2 (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

Stroke order

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Example

這個東西真好吃呀,我還想吃。

This is so tasty; I want more.

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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).