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CHINESE CHARACTER

yā

丫

丫

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fork; girl

Numbered pinyin
ya1
English meanings
fork; bifurcation; girl (colloquial); foot (colloquial)

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    shù树yā丫shàng上tíng停zhe着yī一zhǐ只xiǎo小niǎo鸟。

    A little bird is perched on the tree fork.

  2. 02

    zhè这gè个xiǎo小yātou丫头hěn很kěài可爱。

    This little girl is very cute.

  3. 03

    tā他guāng光zhe着jiǎo脚yā丫zài在cǎodì草地shàng上pǎo跑。

    He ran barefoot on the grass.

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