喲

yāo

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word

Particle

喲 (yāo) is a Chinese word meaning “Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise)
(sentence-final particle expressing exhortation)
(syllable filler in a song)

Stroke order

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Example

喲，你怎麼今天有空來？

Oh, how come you have time to come today?

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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).