呀

(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) in Chinese: 呀 (ya)

ya

(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

Stroke order

Watch how to write 呀 stroke by stroke.

呀

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

Learn how to read Zhuyin

˙ㄧㄚ

ya

˙/ neutral toneㄧ/ iㄚ/ a

Example sentences

See 呀 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 为什么呀？

    wèi shén me ya？

    Why?

  • 弄什么呀？

    nòng shén me ya？

    What are you doing?

Spotted a mistake?

Related words

哎呀

āi yā

interjection of wonder, shock or admiration

严格

yán gé

strict

严重

yán zhòng

grave

研究生

yán jiū shēng

graduate student

盐

yán

salt

养成

yǎng chéng

to cultivate

叶子

yè zi

leaf

引起

yǐn qǐ

to give rise to

勇敢

yǒng gǎn

brave

优秀

yōu xiù

outstanding

有趣

yǒu qù

interesting

于是

yú shì

thereupon

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 4 vocabulary listHSK 4 vocabulary listHSK 5 vocabulary list

Learn 呀 with spaced repetition

Add 呀 (ya) to your review queue and the FSRS algorithm will schedule it exactly when you're about to forget — then meet it again in a short AI-generated story written at your level.

Start learning free

No credit card required · Free tier included