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āi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
āi | ai1
English translation
in order
in sequence
close to
adjacent to
to suffer
to endure
to pull through (hard times)
to delay
to stall
to play for time
to dawdle
close by, near, next to, towards, against; to lean on; to wait

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About āi

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

āi

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of āi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌矣

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

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Example sentences using āi

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méi 挨过饿 è de rén 知道 zhīdào 饥饿 jīè shì 什么 shénme 滋味 zīwèi .

Those who have not known hunger can never imagine how it feels.

我们 wǒmen āi le lín ,回家 huí jiā shí 浑身 húnshēn 湿透 shī tòu .

We were caught in the rain and came home saturated.

这个 zhè ge 外地人 wài dì rén zài 当地 dāngdì de 一家 yī jiā 商店 shāngdiàn 购物 gòuwù shí āi zǎi le .

This outsider was fleeced when he was shopping in a local shop.

比赛 bǐsài 虽然 suīrán shū le , dàn 比分 bǐ fēn hěn 挨近 aī jìn .

Though the game was lost, it was a very near thing.

今天 jīntiān 购物 gòuwù ,一不小心 yòu āi zǎi le !

I got overcharged again today when I was shopping!

Words with āi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
āi in order āi
挨打 aí dǎ to take a beating挨打 aí dǎ
挨饿 aí è to go hungry挨餓
挨着 aī zhe near挨著
挨揍 aí zòu to be beaten挨揍 aí zòu
挨个 aī gè one by one挨個
挨家挨户 aī jiā aī hù to go from house to house挨家挨戶
挨骂 aí mà to receive a scolding挨罵
挨批 aí pī to be criticized挨批 aí pī
挨近 aī jìn to approach挨近 aī jìn
挨个儿 aī gè r one by one挨個兒
忍饥挨饿 rěn jī aí è starving忍飢挨餓
挨家 aī jiā from house to house, one by one挨家 aī jiā
挨户 aī hù from house to house, one by one挨戶
挨整 aí zhěng to be the target of an attack挨整 aí zhěng
挨斗 aí dòu denounced挨鬥
挨门挨户 aī mén aī hù to go from house to house挨門挨戶
挨次 aī cì in sequence挨次 aī cì
挨打受骂 aí dǎ shòu mà to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)挨打受罵
挨门 aī mén from door to door, one by one挨門
挨边 aī biān near the mark挨邊
挨挤 aí jǐ to jostle挨擠
挨打受气 aí dǎ shòu qì to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)挨打受氣
挨边儿 aī biān r near the mark挨邊兒

āi Decomposition & Compounds

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āi Decomposition

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