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挨

āi

near, close by, next to, towards, against; to wait; to lean on

Strokes
10
Radical
手
HSK
6
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我过了难挨的一天。

    Wǒ guò le nán ái de yī tiān

    I had a hard day.

  • 我们村挨近火车站。

    Wǒ men cūn āi jìn huǒ chē zhàn

    Our village is close to the railway station.

  • 世界上许多人在挨饿。

    Shì jiè shàng xǔ duō rén zài ái è

    Many people are suffering from hunger around the world.

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

Words containing 挨

  • 挨āi 1in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to
  • 挨着āi zhe 1–5near
  • 挨打ái dǎ 2–3 to take a beating; to get thrashed; to come under attack
  • 挨家挨户āi jiā āi hù 1–1–1–4to go from house to house
  • 忍饥挨饿rěn jī ái è 3–1–2–4starving; famished
  • 挨ái 2to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle