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唉 āi

oh well

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 5
Radical
口
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 口矣 ⿰口矣

Memory hint: mouth

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Example sentences with 唉

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  1. 唉，今天真倒霉。
    Ài, jīntiān zhēn dǎoméi.
    Sigh, today is really unlucky.
    sigh, today really unlucky
  2. 唉，你怎么又忘了？
    Ài, nǐ zěnme yòu wàng le?
    Oh, why did you forget again?
    sigh, you why again forget (le)
  3. 唉，算了吧，别生气了。
    Ài, suàn le ba, bié shēngqì le.
    Sigh, forget it, don't be angry.
    sigh, count (le) (suggestion), don't angry (le)
  4. 唉，这件事一点也不顺利。
    Ài, zhè jiàn shì yìdiǎn yě bú shùnlì.
    Sigh, this matter isn't going smoothly at all.
    sigh, this (measure) matter a-bit also not smooth
  5. 考试结束以后，他叹了口气，唉，说自己没考好。
    Kǎoshì jiéshù yǐhòu, tā tànle kǒuqì, ài, shuō zìjǐ méi kǎohǎo.
    After the exam ended, he sighed, "oh well," saying he hadn't done well.
    exam end after, he sigh(le) mouth-air, sigh, say self not test-well

Words with 唉 (1)