哎呀(āi yā): interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
HSK 52 characters
interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 哎呀 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Example sentences
How 哎呀 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
哎呀，多可怕呀！
āi yā duō kě pà ya
Oh, how horrible!
Ready to master 哎呀?
Trace every character of 哎呀 stroke by stroke in the online practice tool, or turn it into a printable worksheet PDF with Tianzige practice grids and pinyin.