啊 (Ah): meaning, pronunciation, examples, strokes

By ricky | September 25, 2017
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1. What does 啊 mean in English?

啊 (Chinese PinYin: ā, á, ǎ or à; traditional Chinese: 啊) means oh, well or aha, it is a modal particle used at the beginning or end of sentences to indicate the speaker’s mood, or attitude. It is a polysemous word, it can also mean (1) to agree with someone or something; (2) be aware of something suddenly; (3) owes, great sadness; (4) exclamation, being surprised, angry, or excited. The most commonly used phrases include: 啊, 我的天 (Oh, my god), 说得对啊 (totally right!), 啊哈 (aha).

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2. How to pronounce 啊 ?

Chinese Pinyin: [ā, á, ǎ or à]

Pronunciation example: Please click to play the below audio.

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3. Synonyms And Antonyms of 啊

Synonyms (同义词): 噢, 哇, 呦, 呀,

Antonyms (反义词): (None)

4. What are the fixed expression, collocations and idioms that contains 啊

Fixed expression (固定搭配): (None)

Collocations (词语连用): 啊哈 (aha), 啊呀 (oh), 啊哟 (ouch), 啊唷(ouch), 嗯啊 (yeh)

Idioms (成语): (None)

5. How to use 啊 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences containing 啊.

5.1 啊! 多美丽的风景!

English: Oh, what a beautiful view!

5.2 在不同的语音环境中,“啊”的读音有不同的变化形式。

English: Under different conversations, the tone of “ah” may be different.

5.3 “啊”有四声是中古汉语声调的四种分类以表示音节的高低变化,包括平声、上声、去声和入声.

English: Ah has 4 tones to show the syllable changes, including level tone, rising tone, falling tone and entering tone.

5.4 啊? 你说什么?

English: Eh? Pardon?

5.5 啊, 我就来。

English: Yes, I’m coming right away.

5.6 “啊”字用在句子开头,表示惊疑或赞叹!

English: The word “ah” is often used at the beginning of sentences to express a surprise or praise.

5.7 你好啊

English: How are you doing!

5.8 “啊”祖国啊母亲!

English: Oh, my mother country!

5. Stroke Order

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Category: Standard Chinese Words And Expressions

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