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哎呀

exclamation

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ai1ya1 • āiyā

Alternative Pinyin

ai1ya5 • āiya

Meaning

Primary

exclamation

Alternatives

to exclaim, exclaim, interjection, oh, wow, oh my, oh no, oh dear

Mnemonic

This 哎呀 exclamation word consists of the characters 哎 exclamation and 呀 exclamation and can be used to express a variety of exclamations like "OH MY" or "WOW".

Usage

哎呀， 我 忘了 带 钥匙！

Oh no, I forgot to bring my keys!

哎呀， 这 食物 太 好吃 了！

Wow, this food is so delicious!

哎呀， 你 怎么 这么 不 小心？

Oh dear, why are you so careless?