# 呀 (ya)

In Mandarin Chinese, 呀 (ya) means “(particle) expresses surprise”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (particle) expresses surprise
- Pinyin: ya (ya5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4
- Other readings: yā — ah (used to express surprise); (onom.) creaking

## Examples

- 你怎么也在这儿呀！
  Nǐ zěnme yě zài zhèr ya!
  Why are you here too!

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