1. What does 哎呀 mean in English?

哎呀 (Chinese PinYin: Āi yā) is a mandarine Chinese interjection or exclamation, it means hey, ouch, why, oh, damn or my god. It is a polysemous word, it can also mean (1) amazement or astonishment; (2) to express dissatisfaction or annoyance about a state of affairs or an event; (3) to express impatience; (4) feeling or showing regret; (5) name of a song by Wang Rong.

2. How to pronounce 哎呀 ?

Chinese Pinyin: [āi yā]

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3. Synonyms And Antonyms of 哎呀

Synonyms (同义词): 啊呀, 哎唷, 啊哟

Antonyms (反义词): (None)

4. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 哎呀

Fixed expression (固定搭配): (None)

Collocation (词语连用): (None)

Idioms (成语): None)

5. How to use 哎呀 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences containing 哎呀.

5.1 哎呀，这并不一直都是这样。

English: Hey, it’s not always like this.

5.2 哎呀，他怎么来这么晚呢？

English: Oh, why is he so late?

5.3 哎呀，我又忘带钥匙了。

English: Shit, I forget my keys again.

5.4 哎呀，你就少说两句吧！

English: Hey, shut up please.

5.5 哎呀，时间白白浪费了。

English: Oh, what a waste of time.

5.6 哎呀！ 这南瓜长得好大呀！

English: Wow, the pumpkin is really huge!

5.7 哎呀多大点事, 没事!

English: Hey, it doesn’t matter.

5.8 哎呀快来看呀!

English: Hey, come here!

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