咦 (yí) — (interjection) expresses surprise, curiosity, or sudden realization
Definition
A light, colloquial interjection (like "Huh?" or "Oh?") used to show surprise, mild curiosity, or a sudden realization. Always written as 咦, not pronounced like the question particle 吗.
interjection
expresses surprisecuriosityor sudden realization
Examples
- 咦，？yí, Nǐ zěn me hái méi zǒu?Oh? You haven't left yet?
- 咦，？yí, Zhè lǐ zěn me yǒu yì fēng xìn?Huh? How come there's a letter here?
- 咦，？yí, Wài miàn xià yǔ le?What? It's raining outside?
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