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zāi

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zāi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zāi | zai1
English translation
final exclamatory particle

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About zāi

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

zāi

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Modal particle / 语气词 yǔ qì cí Yǔqì cí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of zāi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿹? kǒu

Semantic compound

kǒu

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Example sentences using zāi

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我们 wǒmen 悠悠 yōu yōu zāi zāi de 溜达 liū da 一会儿 yīhuìr 好不好 hǎo bu hǎo

Let's have a nice little stroll, shall we?

弗雷德优哉游哉 yōu zāi yóu zāi de tǎng zài 安乐椅 shǎng

Fred lazed in an easy chair.

这里 zhè lǐ de 每个 rén dōu shì 一副优哉游哉 yōu zāi yóu zāi de 态度 tàidu

Everyone here has a really laid-back attitude.

Words with zāi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zāi (exclamatory or interrogative particle) zāi
善哉 shàn zāi excellent善哉 shàn zāi
悠哉悠哉 yōu zāi yōu zāi free and unconstrained (idiom)悠哉悠哉 yōu zāi yōu zāi
呜呼哀哉 wū hū aī zāi alas嗚呼哀哉
优哉游哉 yōu zāi yóu zāi free and unconstrained (idiom)優哉遊哉

zāi Decomposition & Compounds

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