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啊哟

啊喲
āyō
interjection #33,354

Meanings

  1. 1 oh!
  2. 2 ow!
  3. 3 oh dear!
  4. 4 (interjection of surprise, mild pain or admiration)

Examples

HSK 4
啊哟，这道菜真辣！
Āyō, zhè dào cài zhēn là!
Wow, this dish is really spicy!
HSK 7-9
啊哟，我把钥匙忘在家里了！
Āyō, wǒ bǎ yàoshi wàng zài jiā lǐ le!
Oh no, I left the keys at home!

Tips

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Conversational and emotional - sits between mild surprise ('oh!'), small pain ('ouch'), and admiration ('wow'). The 哟 part is the same one that ends some Chinese pop song lyrics as a filler syllable. Variant spellings: 哎哟, 哎呀, 啊呀.

Stroke Order

啊 a
哟 yō