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天啊

tiāna
interjection

Meanings

  1. 1 good heavens!
  2. 2 oh my God!
  3. 3 my goodness!

Examples

天啊,我把钱包落在出租车上了。
Tiān a, wǒ bǎ qiánbāo là zài chūzūchē shàng le.
Oh my God, I left my wallet in the taxi.
天啊,你瘦了好多!
Tiān a, nǐ shòu le hǎo duō!
My goodness, you've lost so much weight!

Tips

usage
The Chinese 'oh my God' — note no religion is invoked, 天 is just 'heaven/the sky'. Works for shock, delight, exasperation, fear. In writing the particle can also appear as 呀 (ya) when preceded by an -a/-e vowel.

Stroke Order

天 tiān
啊 a