oh; oh dear; oops
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesinterjection
to express surprise
informalUsed when seeing something unexpected or surprising.
āi哎
yā呀
！
Zhè这
guā瓜
zhǎng长
de得
zhè这
me么
dà大
ya呀
！
Oh my! This melon grew so big!
āi哎
yā呀
！
Nǐ你
jū居
rán然
kǎo考
le了
mǎn满
fèn分
！
Wow! You got a perfect score!
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āi哎
yā呀
！
Wǒ我
wàng忘
le了
dài带
qián钱
bāo包
le了
！
Oh no! I forgot my wallet!
āi哎
yā呀
，
Zhè这
jǐng景
sè色
tài太
měi美
le了
！
Whoa, this scenery is so beautiful!
āi哎
yā呀
，
Wǒ我
gāng刚
cái才
chà差
diǎn点
zhuàng撞
dào到
rén人
！
Oh! I almost hit someone just now!
interjection
to express complaint; annoyance; regret; difficulty
informalUsed to convey negative emotions in daily casual conversations.
āi哎
yā呀
，
Nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
lái来
de得
zhè这
me么
wǎn晚
ne呢
！
Ugh, why did you show up so late!
āi哎
yā呀
，
Nǐ你
jiù就
shǎo少
shuō说
liǎng两
jǔ句
ba吧
！
C'mon, just shut up a little!
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āi哎
yā呀
，
Shí时
jiān间
dōu都
bái白
bái白
làng浪
fèi费
le了
What a shame, all this time was wasted for nothing!
āi哎
yā呀
，
Zhè这
shì事
bù不
hǎo好
bàn办
na哪
！
Oh man, this is really tricky to handle!
āi哎
yā呀
，
Wǒ我
bǎ把
bēi杯
zi子
dǎ打
suì碎
le了
！
Oh no! I broke the cup!