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哇

wā · wa/wa

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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"
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Five yuan each

  1. Liangliang

    哇(wa)！这里(zhèlǐ)的(de)灯(dēng)真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)！

    Wow! The lights here are so beautiful!

  2. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，这么多(zhèmeduō)人(rén)！

    Wow, so many people!

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，糖葫芦(tánghúlu)只要(zhǐyào)五块(wǔkuài)！

    Look, candied haws are only five yuan!

  4. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，真(zhēn)便宜(piányi)！来(lái)三串(sānchuàn)！

    Wow, so cheap! Three sticks, please!

  5. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)五块钱(wǔkuàiqián)一颗(yīkē)，不是(bùshì)一串(yīchuàn)！

    Wow, the boss says five yuan each, not per stick!

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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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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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