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诶

ēi · ei/éi · ei/ěi · ei/èi · ei/xī · xi

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Meaning

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ēi 誒

  1. hey (to call sb)

éi 誒

  1. hey (to express surprise)

ěi 誒

  1. hey (to express disagreement)

èi 誒

  1. hey (to express agreement)

xī 誒

  1. sigh (to express regret)
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Is that Qiqi?

  1. Dengdeng

    诶(ēi)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那(nà)是不是(shìbùshì)琦琦(qíqí)？

    Hey, look. Is that Qiqi?

  2. Liangliang

    诶(ēi)，真的(zhēnde)是(shì)她(tā)。

    Hey, it really is her.

  3. Dengdeng

    琦琦(qíqí)，这边(zhèbiān)！

    Qiqi, over here!

  4. Liangliang

    她(tā)好像(hǎoxiàng)没(méi)听见(tīngjiàn)。

    She doesn't seem to hear.

  5. Dengdeng

    诶(ēi)……她(tā)旁边(pángbiān)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)琦琦(qíqí)？

    Hey... why is there another Qiqi next to her?

  6. Liangliang

    那是(nàshì)她(tā)的(de)双胞胎(shuāngbāotāi)姐姐(jiějie)。

    That's her twin sister.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

诶(ēi)，我(wǒ)大(dà)学(xué)到(dào)底(dǐ)要(yào)修(xiū)什(shén)么(me)啊(a)?

Hey, what in the world am I going to major in at college?

Tatoeba: Chinese by rayshih715 · English by rayshih715 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

诶(éi)，你(nǐ)怎(zěn)么(me)会(huì)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)？

Hey, why are you here?

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