yōu

呦

Character · Interjection

oh; ah; expressing surprise

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

interjection

oh; ah; hey (expressing surprise or sudden realization)

informal

Placed at the beginning of a sentence to express sudden surprise, realization, or recognition. Very common in spoken Mandarin.

Yōu呦
 ！
Zěn怎
me么
nǐ你
yě也
lái来
le了
 ？

Oh! How come you came too?

Yōu呦
 ，
hǎo好
jiǔ久
bú不
jiàn见
 ！

Hey, long time no see!

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Yōu呦
 ，
nǐ你
jīn今
tiān天
chuān穿
de得
zhēn真
zhèng正
shì式
 。

Wow, you're dressed very formally today.

Yōu呦
 ，
wǒ我
chà差
diǎn点
wàng忘
le了
 。

Oh, I almost forgot.