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哎 āi

hey!

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 5
Radical
口
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 口艾 ⿰口艾

Memory hint: mouth

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Example sentences with 哎

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  1. 哎,你听我说。
    Āi, nǐ tīng wǒ shuō.
    Hey, listen to me.
    hey, you listen me speak
  2. 哎,你怎么又迟到了?
    Āi, nǐ zěnme yòu chídào le?
    Hey, why are you late again?
    hey, you why again be-late (le) (question)
  3. 哎,别难过了,高兴点吧。
    Āi, bié nánguò le, gāoxìng diǎn ba.
    Hey, don't be sad, cheer up.
    hey, don't sad (le), happy a-bit (suggestion)
  4. 哎,这不是我想要的结果。
    Āi, zhè bú shì wǒ xiǎngyào de jiéguǒ.
    Ugh, this isn't the result I wanted.
    hey, this not is i want (particle) result
  5. 上班路上,他哎了一声,才想起忘带钥匙了。
    Shàngbān lùshang, tā āile yì shēng, cái xiǎngqǐ wàng dài yàoshi le.
    On the way to work, he sighed "hey" and only then remembered he'd forgotten his keys.
    go-work road-on, he hey(le) one sound, only-then remember forget bring key (le)

Words with 哎 (2)