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Meaning of 呃

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呃
Pinyin: è
English Definition: (exclamation); to hiccup
Chinese Definition:
①气逆上冲作声:呃逆(因横隔膜拘挛引起的打嗝儿)。
Total strokes: 7; Radical: 口
Pictophonetic:厄 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • 厄 [ è ] adversity, difficulty, distress
Similar Characters: 呢
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Example Sentences
1
或者
,
呃
,
可能不是
。
Or, um, maybe not.
2
你
,
呃
,
你去过威斯康辛州没有
?
Have you ever, uh, ever been to Wisconsin?
3
过了好长时间
,
他才呃了一声瞥了我一眼
。
For a long time, he hiccupped and glanced at me.
4
如果你要回应我
,
我必须走了
,
呃
,
去吃午饭
。
No if you will excuse me, I have to go, um, get lunch.
5
是的
,
呃
,
其实我们希望我们所做的还比那多一点
。
Yeah, well, we hope we are doing a bit more than that.