wā
穵
wow; sound of crying; dig (archaic)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesinterjection
wow; exclamation of surprise or admiration; sound of crying or vomiting
Used to express strong emotion (surprise, admiration) or to mimic sounds of crying/retching. In casual speech, often lengthened (waaa).
Wā哇
！
Zhè这
dào道
cài菜
tài太
hǎo好
chī吃
le了
！
Wow! This dish is delicious!
Yīng婴
ér儿
wā哇
wā哇
dà大
kū哭
，
zěn怎
me么
hǒng哄
dōu都
bù不
tíng停
。
The baby is crying loudly and won't stop no matter how we coax him.
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Tā他
tū突
rán然
jué觉
de得
ě恶
xīn心
，
wā哇
de的
yī一
shēng声
tù吐
le了
chū出
lái来
。
He suddenly felt nauseous and vomited with a retching sound.
verb
to dig; to excavate (archaic variant of 挖)
archaicClassical/written usage only. In modern Mandarin, use 挖 for this meaning.
Gǔ古
rén人
wā哇
tǔ土
wéi为
xué穴
yǐ以
jū居
。
Ancient people dug earth to make caves for dwelling.