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叹词

Word · NounTraditional嘆詞

interjection; exclamation

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 6 examples
1.

noun

interjection; exclamation; word expressing strong emotion, greeting, or response

technical

A grammatical category of words that express sudden emotions (surprise, joy, pain, anger, etc.) or serve as greetings and responses. These words typically do not enter into grammatical relationships with other words in a sentence. Common examples include 啊 (ah), 哎 (hey), 哟 (oh), 哼 (humph), 嗯 (mhm), and 喂 (hello).

Ā啊
 ,
zhè这
lǐ里
de的
fēng风
jǐng景
zhēn真
měi美
 !

Ah, the scenery here is so beautiful!

Wèi喂
 ,
qǐng请
wèn问
shì是
Wáng王
xiān先
sheng生
ma吗
 ?

Hello, is this Mr. Wang?

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Ńg嗯
 ,
wǒ我
míng明
bai白
le了
 。

Mhm, I understand.

Yō哟
 ,
hǎo好
jiǔ久
bú不
jiàn见
 !

Hey, long time no see!

Hng哼
 ,
wǒ我
cái才
bù不
xìn信
ne呢
 !

Humph, I don't believe it!

Āi哎
 ,
xiǎo小
xīn心
diǎn点
r儿
 !

Hey, be careful!