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哀

āi

sad, mournful, pitiful; pity

Strokes
9
Radical
口
HSK
6
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 她的眼神里充满了悲哀。

    Tā de yǎn shén lǐ chōng mǎn le bēi āi

    Her eyes were full of sadness.

  • 哀莫大于心死

    Āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ

    Nothing is more sad than stupidity and apathy.

  • 寡妇为她的丈夫哀悼了很久。

    Guǎ fu wèi tā de zhàng fu āi dào le hěn jiǔ

    The widow mourned for her husband for a long time.

  • 俄罗斯对在人质事件中牺牲的人们表示哀悼。

    É luó sī duì zài rén zhì shì jiàn zhōng xī shēng de rén men biǎo shì āi dào

    Russia expresses regret for those lost in the hostage incident.

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

Words containing 哀

  • 悲哀bēi āi 1–1 grieved; sorrowful
  • 哀求āi qiú 1–2 to entreat; to implore; to plead
  • 喜怒哀乐xǐ nù āi lè 3–4–1–4four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 欢喜, anger 愤怒, sorrow 哀 and joy 快乐