呀 ya▶ sentence-final particle

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HSK 4 — upper-intermediate proficiency: 600 new words, 1,200 in all. You can converse fluently on a wide range of topics with native speakers. In HSK 3.0, 呀 is in band 4. HSK 4 explained

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中呀。

It's a particle at the end of a sentence. A friend opens the door, and you say, oh, it's you, ending with this word. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

呀 is written in 7 strokes.

• 呀

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呀 is pronounced ya and means “sentence-final particle”.