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The interjection 哼
The interjection 哼
An interjection (感叹词) is a word or expression that occurs as an utterance on its own and expresses a spontaneous feeling or reaction. It expresses feelings and emotions but does not name them. It is usually placed at the beginning of a sentence.
Interjections
哼
may express: 1) groaning in pain: “оuch!”, “оh!”.
Examples
哼
,好痛苦!
Ouch! So painfull!
hēng, hǎo tòngkǔ
哼
!我什么时候会感觉好点?
Oh! When I will feel better?
hēng! wǒ shénme shíhou huì gǎnjué hǎo diǎn
2) dissatisfaction or anger. It is often used in response to a threat, and can be translated as “um”, “uh”, "heck".
Examples
哼
,我再也不理!
Heck, I won’t pay attention to it anymore!
hēng, wǒ zài yě bù lǐ tā
哼
,难怪她没有来
Uh, no wonder she didn’t come.
hēng, nánguài tā méiyǒu lái
哼
,有什么做不到的呢?
Heck, what are we not able to do?
hēng, yǒu shénme zuòbudào de ne
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