嘿 - Mandarin word #131

嘿

hēi

Traditional: 嘿

HSK 4

#131 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

hey! (to get attention)

Stroke order

嘿

，！

Hey, hi!

，！

Hey, wait a second!

，。

Hey, you're here.

，！

Hey, wait for me!

，！

Hey, look over there!

嘿 (hēi) means hey! (to get attention). It is used as a interjection in everyday Mandarin speech.

啊

ah, oh (exclamatory particle)

嗯

hmm, uh-huh (affirmation)

噢

oh (realization/acknowledgment)

为

hello (on phone), hey

呀

ah, oh (softening particle)

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 3.