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啊
a
1.
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (2)
Example Sentences (10)
张老师星期六也不休息啊？
Zhāng lǎoshī xīngqīliù yě bù xiūxi a?
Teacher Zhang doesn't take Saturday off either?
Text 4
客人就要来了，你怎么还不打扫房间啊？
Kè rén jiù yào lái le, nǐ zěnme hái bù dǎsǎo fángjiān a?
The guests are about to arrive—why haven't you cleaned the room yet?
Text 1
老师，我来中国留学两年了，但是我的汉语水平提高得一点儿也不快啊。
Lǎoshī, wǒ lái Zhōngguó liúxué liǎng nián le, dànshì wǒ de Hànyǔ shuǐpíng tígāo de yìdiǎnr yě bù kuài a.
Teacher, I've been studying in China for two years, but my Chinese isn't improving fast at all.
Text 1
你终于回来了！从哪儿买回来了这么多东西啊？
Nǐ zhōngyú huílái le! Cóng nǎr mǎi huílái le zhème duō dōngxi a?
You're finally back! Where did you buy so many things?
Text 1
现在用电脑上网真方便啊！
Xiànzài yòng diànnǎo shàngwǎng zhēn fāngbiàn a!
Using a computer to go online is really convenient now!
Text 3
是啊，谢谢大家这一年对我的帮助！
Shì a,xièxie dàjiā zhè yí nián duì wǒ de bāngzhù!
Yeah, thank you all for your help this year!
Text 2
你每天认真学习，做练习，完成作业，一直不错啊。
Nǐ měitiān rènzhēn xuéxí, zuò liànxí, wánchéng zuòyè, yīzhí bùcuò a.
You study diligently every day, do exercises, and finish your homework; you've been doing well all along.
Text 1
Alternate Entries
啊
ā
interjection of surprise / Ah! / Oh!
HSK 3
啊
á
interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer / Eh? / what? / to show realization / to stress
HSK 3
啊
ǎ
interjection of surprise or doubt / Eh? / My! / what's up?
HSK 3
啊
à
interjection or grunt of agreement / uhm / Ah, OK / expression of recognition / Oh, it's you!
HSK 3
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 752
- Word Frequency Rank
- 46 of 84,292