呦

yōu · you

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. Oh! (exclamation of dismay etc)
  2. used in 呦呦 (yōuyōu)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

呦(yōu),你(nǐ)怎(zěn)么(me)也(yě)在(zài)这(zhè)儿(r)?

Oh, why are you here too?

02

呦(yōu),这(zhè)朵(duǒ)花(huā)真(zhēn)漂(piào)亮(liang)!

Oh, this flower is really beautiful!

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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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