LEARN + CHINESE / 129 of 300 HSK 4
Oh! That’s What You Mean 啊
You open the door and the surprise party lights up: 啊！ At the end of an exclamation, 啊 lets the reaction ring out—surprise, relief, delight, or frustration. The situation and the speaker’s voice tell you which one.
啊！这是什么？
ā! zhè shì shénme?
Ah! What is this?
她很大方。
tā hěn dàfang.
She's very generous.
他是我大哥。
tā shì wǒ dàgē.
He's my eldest brother.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
ā | ah (exclamation) |
shénme | what |
dàgē | eldest brother |
dàfang | generous; tasteful |
èr | two |
yè | page |
běi | north |
dìdiǎn | location; point |
dōng | east |
kèwén | text (of a lesson) |
máo | 1/10 of a yuan |
nán | south |
tā | he; him |
wài | outside |
xī | west |
yīyàng | same |
shū | book |
yuán | yuan (currency) |
qián | front; before |
xīngqī | week |
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