Chinese Grammar: How To Use Interjections
Written byZoe Mei
Interjections used to express emotion or reactions.
Although they can be used to form a complete sentence on their own, you can also insert them in a full sentence.
In Chinese, interjections are written the same way as English, but the difference is that the intonation is different.
Interjection in Chinese
| Expression | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| surprise or praise | ah ! | 啊 | ā |
| question | ah ? | 啊 | á |
| disbelief | ah | 啊 | ǎ |
| answer or understanding | ah | 啊 | à |
| dissastisfaction or reminding | hey | 哎 / 嗳 | āi |
| emphasis | hey | 哎 | ái |
| disagreement or denying | hey | 嗳 / 哎 | ǎi |
| regret or disappointment | hey | 嗳 / 哎 / 唉 | ài |
| surprise or complaining | oh | 哎呀 | āiyā |
| surprise or agony | ouch | 哎哟 | āiyō |
| triumphant or satisfaction | ha | 哈 | ha |
| sadness or surprise | uah | 咳 | hai |
| dissatisfaction or disbelief | humph | 哼 | hēng |
| query | hum | 嗯 | Ń |
| understanding | oh | 喔 | Ō |
| half belief half doubt | what / oh | 哦 | Ó |
| discarding or scolding | bah | 呸 | pēi |
| surprise | wow | 哇 | wa |
| slight surprise | I | 哟 | yō |
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