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āi

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āi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
āi | ai1
English translation
interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
to sigh
alas
oh dear
alas; exclamation of surprise or pain

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About āi

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

āi

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of āi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口矣

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

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Example sentences using āi

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āi ya ! 旅行袋 lǚ xíng dài wàng le le .

Oh dear! The travelling bag has been left behind.

āi ! duō 遗憾 yíhàn ya !

Oh! That's a pity!

āi , yāo shì dǒng 英语 Yīng yǔ gāi duō hǎo ā !

Oh, if only he knew English!

āi ! zhè 阴沉 yīn chén de 日子 rìzi .

Alas! The heavy day!

āi ! bèi 癌症 áizhèng duó le 生命 shēngmìng .

Alas! He died of cancer.

Words with āi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
āi to sigh āi
唉唉 aī aī crying sound唉唉 aī aī
唉声叹气 aī shēng tàn qì to heave deep sighs唉聲嘆氣

āi Decomposition & Compounds

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āi Decomposition

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