呀 ya

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Number of strokes

Traditional form

呀 ya

Contains the radical

口 kǒu

Part of speech

Modal particle / 语气词 yǔ qì cí Yǔqì cí

Learning hint

mouth

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰口牙

Semantic compound

口 kǒu

Phonetic compound

牙 yá

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 口 kǒu represents the meaning and 牙 yá represents the sound.

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“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 呀 ya in different contexts.

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" 愿 yuàn 不 bù 愿意 yuànyì 让 ràng 我 wǒ 拿 ná 到 dào 亚特兰大 Yà tè lán dà ,去刻上 shǎng 几个 jǐ ge 字 zì 呀 ya ?

" Would you like for me to take it to Atlanta and have it engraved? "

我 wǒ 把 bǎ 他们 tā men 的 de 聚会 jùhuì 弄 lòng 砸 zá 了 le ,这个 zhè ge 罪 zuì 可 kě 怎么 zěnme 赔 péi 得起呀 ya ?

How can I ever make amends for ruining their party?

唉 āi 呀 ya ! 旅行袋 lǚ xíng dài 忘 wàng 了 le 拿 ná 了 le .

Oh dear! The travelling bag has been left behind.

所以 suǒyǐ 呀 ya , 要 yāo 不 bù 然 rán 我 wǒ 就 jiù 不 bù 来 lái 这 zhè 了 le .

That's just the point , otherwise I wouldn't come here.

你 nǐ 为什么 wèishénme 单 Shàn 挑 tiāo 这 zhè 件 jiàn 事 shì 批评 pīpíng 呀 ya ?

Why have you singled out this incident for criticism?

Explore 4 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 呀 ya in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
呀 ya	(particle equivalent to 啊 ā after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)	呀 ya
哎呀 aī yā	interjection of wonder, shock or admiration	哎呀 aī yā
啊呀 ā yā	Oh my!	啊呀 ā yā
天呀 tiān ya	Heavens!	天呀 tiān ya