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哎哟

āi yō · ai yo

Traditional 哎喲

Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. hey
  2. ow
  3. ouch
  4. interjection of pain or surprise
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A missed step

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，小心(xiǎoxīn)台阶(táijiē)！

    Dengdeng, careful with the steps!

  2. Dengdeng

    哎哟(āiyō)！来不及(láibují)了(le)，我(wǒ)踩空(cǎikōng)了(le)。

    Ouch! Too late, I missed the step.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)没事(méishì)吧(ba)？

    Are you okay?

  4. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)，哎哟(āiyō)，就是(jiùshì)脚(jiǎo)有点(yǒudiǎn)疼(téng)。

    I'm fine. Ouch, my foot is just a bit sore.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)扶(fú)你(nǐ)起来(qǐlai)。

    I'll help you up.

  6. Dengdeng

    哎哟(āiyō)，不是(bùshì)脚(jiǎo)疼(téng)，是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)糖葫芦(tánghúlu)掉(diào)了(le)！

    Ouch, it is not my foot that hurts. It is my candied haws that fell!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

哎(āi)哟(yō)，撞(zhuàng)到(dào)你(nǐ)了(le)，对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ)！

Ah, I hit you, sorry!

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02

哎(āi)哟(yō)，我(wǒ)的(de)脚(jiǎo)好(hǎo)疼(téng)啊(a)！

Ouch, my foot hurts so much!

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