呃 (è) — (interjection) uh, um (used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause in speech)
Definition
呃 (è) is a hesitation interjection: a spoken filler meaning "uh" or "um" that buys the speaker a moment to think, without adding any meaning to the sentence.
interjection
uhum (used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause in speech)
Examples
- 呃，。è, Ràng wǒ xiǎng xiǎng zhè ge wèn tí.Uh, let me think about this question.
- 呃，，。è, Nǐ shuō de duì, dàn shì hái yǒu yì diǎn xū yào kǎo lǜ.Um, you're right, but there's one more thing to consider.
- 呃，……。è, Zhè ge…… wǒ yě bú tài què dìng.Uh, this… I'm not too sure either.
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