呀

ya

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)今(jīn)天(tiān)想(xiǎng)去(qù)哪(nǎ)儿(r)呀(ya)?

Where do you want to go today?

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

您(nín)把(bǎ)文(wén)件(jiàn)存(cún)在(zài)哪(nǎ)个(gè)文(wén)件(jiàn)夹(jiā)里(lǐ)了(le)呀(ya)?

In which folder did you save the file?

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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