哇

wā · wa/wa

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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wā 哇

  1. Wow!
  2. sound of a child's crying
  3. sound of vomiting

wa 哇

  1. replaces 啊 (a) when following the vowel "u" or "ao"

In a sentence

2 examples
01

“你(nǐ)付(fù)了(le)多(duō)少(shao)钱(qián)?” “大(dà)概(gài)二(èr)十(shí)欧(ōu)元(yuán)。” “哇(wa)!好(hǎo)便(pián)宜(yi)。”

"How much did you pay for this?" "About 20 euros." "Wow! That's incredibly cheap."

Tatoeba: Chinese by BobbyLee · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

哇(wā),她(tā)真(zhēn)是(shì)神(shén)速(sù)啊(a),真(zhēn)让(ràng)我(wǒ)印(yìn)象(xiàng)深(shēn)刻(kè)!

Wow, she’s got a lot of pace, I’m impressed!

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

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