How to say “wow!” in Chinese
wow!
“Wow!” in Chinese is 哇, wā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
哇 is read wā. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 口 “mouth”: an exclamation is a sound of the voice. On the right, two 土.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “哇”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 哇. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 哇，你怎么知道我喜欢这本书？wā,nǐzěnmezhīdàowǒxǐhuanzhèběnshūWow, how did you know I like this book?
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Okay, enough!”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “wow!” in Chinese?
“Wow!” in Chinese is 哇, pinyin wā.
What does 哇 mean?
哇 (wā) means “wow!”.
How do you write 哇?
哇 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 哇?
哇 is read wā. Tones: wā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“wow!” in the lesson “Okay, enough!”
This word is from the topic “Connectors and particles” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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