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哎

āi

interjection of surprise

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Strokes
8
Radical
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6
Tone
1

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Example sentences

  • 哎呀我不知道啦。

    Āi yā wǒ bù zhī dào la

    Oh, I don't know.

  • 哎,马上就要考试了。我死定了!

    Āi mǎ shàng jiù yào kǎo shì le wǒ sǐ dìng le

    Ah, it's almost time for exams. I'm dead!

  • 哎哟,撞到你了,对不起!

    Āi yō zhuàng dào nǐ le duì bu qǐ

    Ah, I hit you, sorry!

  • 哎呀,差点上课迟到!

    Āi yā chà diǎn shàng kè chí dào

    Ach, I was almost late to class!

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 哎

  • 哎哟āi yō 1–1 hey; ow; ouch; interjection of pain or surprise
  • 哎āi 1hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
  • 哎呀āi yā 1–1 interjection of wonder, shock or admiration