# 哎呀 (āiyā)

In Mandarin Chinese, 哎呀 (āiyā) means “(interjection) oh my; oops; gosh”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (interjection) oh my; oops; gosh
- Pinyin: āiyā (ai1 ya1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 哎呀，我忘了带钥匙了！
  Āiyā, wǒ wàngle dài yàoshi le!
  Oh no, I forgot to bring my keys!

## Characters

- [哎](https://hanziro.com/word/ai-hey/) (āi): (interj.) hey!; (interj.) oh!
- [呀](https://hanziro.com/word/ya-expresses-surprise/) (ya): (particle) expresses surprise

https://hanziro.com/word/ai-ya-oh-my/

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