Definition
叹词 is a linguistic term for 'interjection' — words like 啊, 哦, 喂, 哎呀 that express emotion or call attention. They typically stand alone at the start of a sentence and don't participate in grammar patterns. This is a technical noun, not a word you'd use in everyday conversation; you'd encounter it in grammar lessons or language textbooks.
n.
(linguistics) interjectionexclamation
Examples
- 叹词“”“”“”。Hànyǔ zhōng de tàn cí bāokuò "ā" "ó" "wèi" děng.Interjections in Chinese include 'ah', 'oh', 'hey', etc.
- 叹词。Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen zhǎo chū kèwén lǐ de tàn cí.The teacher asked us to find the interjections in the text.
- 叹词，。tàn cí zài kǒuyǔ zhōng hěn chángjiàn, dàn zài shūmiànyǔ zhōng jiào shǎo shǐyòng.Interjections are very common in spoken language but less used in written language.
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