{"path":"/entry/21971","title":"啊 (ā) — Chinese Dictionary | Flashbao","description":"啊 (ā): interjection of surprise. Explore meanings, example sentences and vocabulary decks.","catalog":null,"deck":null,"entry":{"reading":{"id":21971,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["啊"],"TRADITIONAL":["啊"]}},"phonetic":"ā","phoneticKey":"a1","meanings":{"primary":[{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"interjection of surprise","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"Ah!","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"Oh!","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]}],"additional":[],"notes":[],"variantMeanings":[]},"classifiers":[],"pos":["INTERJECTION","NOUN"],"frequency":38,"grammar":[],"spokenPhonetic":null},"otherReadings":[{"reading":{"id":21975,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["啊"],"TRADITIONAL":["啊"]}},"phonetic":"a","phoneticKey":"a5","meanings":{"primary":[{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]}],"additional":[],"notes":[],"variantMeanings":[]},"classifiers":[],"pos":["MODAL_PARTICLE"],"frequency":38,"grammar":[{"id":1271,"tier":2,"kind":"ENUMERATION","category":["Word classes","Particle","Modal particle"],"pattern":"呢4、吧2、的2、啊1","renderedPattern":null,"formRuns":[{"text":{"simplified":"呢","traditional":null},"phonetic":"ne","spokenPhonetic":null,"readingId":20641,"vocabularyLevels":{}},{"text":{"simplified":"4、","traditional":null},"phonetic":null,"spokenPhonetic":null,"readingId":null,"vocabularyLevels":{}},{"text":{"simplified":"吧","traditional":null},"phonetic":"ba","spokenPhonetic":null,"readingId":20249,"vocabularyLevels":{}},{"text":{"simplified":"2、","traditional":null},"phonetic":null,"spokenPhonetic":null,"readingId":null,"vocabularyLevels":{}},{"text":{"simplified":"的","traditional":null},"phonetic":"de","spokenPhonetic":null,"readingId":75821,"vocabularyLevels":{}},{"text":{"simplified":"2、","traditional":null},"phonetic":null,"spokenPhonetic":null,"readingId":null,"vocabularyLevels":{}},{"text":{"simplified":"啊","traditional":null},"phonetic":"a","spokenPhonetic":null,"readingId":21975,"vocabularyLevels":{}},{"text":{"simplified":"1","traditional":null},"phonetic":null,"spokenPhonetic":null,"readingId":null,"vocabularyLevels":{}}],"terms":[{"readingId":21975,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["啊"],"TRADITIONAL":["啊"]}},"phonetic":"a","gloss":{"simplified":"modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent","traditional":null}},{"readingId":20249,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["吧"],"TRADITIONAL":["吧"]}},"phonetic":"ba","gloss":{"simplified":"(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)","traditional":null}},{"readingId":75821,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["的"],"TRADITIONAL":["的"]}},"phonetic":"de","gloss":{"simplified":"of","traditional":null}},{"readingId":20641,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["呢"],"TRADITIONAL":["呢"]}},"phonetic":"ne","gloss":{"simplified":"(sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds","traditional":null}}],"examples":[],"words":[]},{"id":1364,"tier":3,"kind":"PATTERN","category":["Set constructions"],"pattern":"X什么(啊)","renderedPattern":null,"formRuns":[{"text":{"simplified":"X","traditional":null},"phonetic":null,"spokenPhonetic":null,"readingId":null,"vocabularyLevels":{}},{"text":{"simplified":"什么","traditional":null},"phonetic":"shén me","spokenPhonetic":null,"readingId":5974,"vocabularyLevels":{}},{"text":{"simplified":"(","traditional":null},"phonetic":null,"spokenPhonetic":null,"readingId":null,"vocabularyLevels":{}},{"text":{"simplified":"啊","traditional":null},"phonetic":"a","spokenPhonetic":null,"readingId":21975,"vocabularyLevels":{}},{"text":{"simplified":")","traditional":null},"phonetic":null,"spokenPhonetic":null,"readingId":null,"vocabularyLevels":{}}],"terms":[{"readingId":5974,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["什么"],"TRADITIONAL":["什麼"]}},"phonetic":"shén me","gloss":{"simplified":"what?","traditional":null}},{"readingId":21975,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["啊"],"TRADITIONAL":["啊"]}},"phonetic":"a","gloss":{"simplified":"modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent","traditional":null}}],"examples":[],"words":[]},{"id":1432,"tier":4,"kind":"ENUMERATION","category":["Word classes","Interjection"],"pattern":"啊、嗯","renderedPattern":null,"formRuns":[{"text":{"simplified":"啊","traditional":null},"phonetic":"a","spokenPhonetic":null,"readingId":21975,"vocabularyLevels":{}},{"text":{"simplified":"、","traditional":null},"phonetic":null,"spokenPhonetic":null,"readingId":null,"vocabularyLevels":{}},{"text":{"simplified":"嗯","traditional":null},"phonetic":"ēn","spokenPhonetic":null,"readingId":22781,"vocabularyLevels":{}}],"terms":[{"readingId":22781,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["嗯"],"TRADITIONAL":["嗯"]}},"phonetic":"ēn","gloss":{"simplified":"(a groaning sound)","traditional":null}},{"readingId":21975,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["啊"],"TRADITIONAL":["啊"]}},"phonetic":"a","gloss":{"simplified":"modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent","traditional":null}}],"examples":[],"words":[]}],"spokenPhonetic":null},"carriers":[]},{"reading":{"id":21972,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["啊"],"TRADITIONAL":["啊"]}},"phonetic":"á","phoneticKey":"a2","meanings":{"primary":[{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"Eh?","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"what?","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]}],"additional":[],"notes":[],"variantMeanings":[]},"classifiers":[],"pos":["INTERJECTION","NOUN"],"frequency":38,"grammar":[],"spokenPhonetic":null},"carriers":[]},{"reading":{"id":21973,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["啊"],"TRADITIONAL":["啊"]}},"phonetic":"ǎ","phoneticKey":"a3","meanings":{"primary":[{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"interjection of surprise or doubt","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"Eh?","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"My!","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"what's up?","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]}],"additional":[],"notes":[],"variantMeanings":[]},"classifiers":[],"pos":["INTERJECTION","NOUN"],"frequency":38,"grammar":[],"spokenPhonetic":null},"carriers":[]},{"reading":{"id":21974,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["啊"],"TRADITIONAL":["啊"]}},"phonetic":"à","phoneticKey":"a4","meanings":{"primary":[{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"interjection or grunt of agreement","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"uhm","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"Ah, OK","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"expression of recognition","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"Oh, it's you!","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]}],"additional":[],"notes":[],"variantMeanings":[]},"classifiers":[],"pos":["INTERJECTION","NOUN"],"frequency":38,"grammar":[],"spokenPhonetic":null},"carriers":[]}],"examples":[],"carriedReadings":[],"constructions":[{"readingId":21976,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["啊呀"],"TRADITIONAL":["啊呀"]}},"phonetic":"ā yā","gloss":{"simplified":"interjection of surprise","traditional":null}},{"readingId":21977,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["啊哟"],"TRADITIONAL":["啊喲"]}},"phonetic":"ā yo","gloss":{"simplified":"interjection of surprise or pain","traditional":null}}],"status":null,"due":null,"reps":null,"lapses":null,"lastReview":null,"senses":[],"origins":[],"decks":[{"id":4,"sourceName":"HSK 3.0","name":"Level 4"},{"id":22,"sourceName":"TOCFL","name":"Level 1"}],"vocabularyScale":null,"vocabularyLevel":null}}