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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 哇哇

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
哇哇 wā wā - sound of crying

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 12,333 8,885 3,188

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
哇 wā- Wow!
- sound of a child's crying
- sound of vomiting
哇 wa- replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
哇 wā- Wow!
- sound of a child's crying
- sound of vomiting
哇 wa- replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"

Other Words Containing 哇哇

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
哇哇 - - 12,333 8,885 3,188