哇哇

wāwā

interjection #12,333

Meanings

1 sound of crying
2 wailing sound

Characters

(sound of crying)

Examples

婴儿哇哇大哭起来。

Yīng'ér wāwā dà kū qǐlai.

The baby started crying loudly.

孩子摔倒后哇哇地叫。

Háizi shuāidǎo hòu wāwā de jiào.

The child cried out loudly after falling down.

Tips

usage

哇哇 is onomatopoeia for loud crying. Most commonly used in 哇哇大哭 (wāwā dà kū, to cry loudly/wail).

Stroke Order

哇 wā