Chinese Word: 呦 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

呦

Pinyin: yōu

English Definition: Oh! (exclamation of dismay etc); see 呦呦

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:幼 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 幼 [ yòu ] infant, young child; immature

Similar Characters: 坳

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	呦呦	yōu yōu	(literary) (onom.) bleating of a deer
	哎呦	āi yōu	(interjection of surprise, pain, annoyance etc); Oh my!; Uh-oh!; Ah!; Ouch!

1		āi yōu 哎呦！ wǒ 我 zuì hǎo 最好 dài 戴 shàng 上 yǎn jìng 眼镜 ba 吧。 Whoops! I had better put on my glasses.
2		hǎo tòng 好痛 yōu 呦！ wǒ 我 diē dǎo 跌倒 gē shāng 割伤 le 了 xī gài 膝盖！ Ouch! I fell down and cut my knee!
3		“ āi yōu 哎呦， qīn ài de 亲爱的， ” wǒ 我 shuō 说。 "Oh, dear, " I say.
4		“ āi yōu 哎呦， qīn ài 亲爱 dī 滴， ” tā shuō 她说。 "Oh, dear, " she says.
5		āi yōu 哎呦， wǒ 我 yào 要 shōu shi 收拾 zhuō zi 桌子 le 了。 Whoops! I'll clean the table.

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1		āi yōu 哎呦！ wǒ 我 zuì hǎo 最好 dài 戴 shàng 上 yǎn jìng 眼镜 ba 吧。 Whoops! I had better put on my glasses.
2		hǎo tòng 好痛 yōu 呦！ wǒ 我 diē dǎo 跌倒 gē shāng 割伤 le 了 xī gài 膝盖！ Ouch! I fell down and cut my knee!
3		“ āi yōu 哎呦， qīn ài de 亲爱的， ” wǒ 我 shuō 说。 "Oh, dear, " I say.
4		“ āi yōu 哎呦， qīn ài 亲爱 dī 滴， ” tā shuō 她说。 "Oh, dear, " she says.
5		āi yōu 哎呦， wǒ 我 yào 要 shōu shi 收拾 zhuō zi 桌子 le 了。 Whoops! I'll clean the table.