Hey! in Chinese: 哎 (āi)
āi
hey!
Definitions
- 1hey!
- 2(interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄞ
āi
Example sentences
See 哎 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
哎，你怎么才来啊？
āi， nǐ zěn me cái lái a？
Hey, why are you only getting here now?
Related words
哎呀
āi yā
interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
哀求
āi qiú
to entreat
挨家挨户
āi jiā āi hù
to go from house to house
癌
ái
cancer
癌症
ái zhèng
cancer
艾滋病
ài zī bìng
AIDS (loanword)
爱不释手
ài bù shì shǒu
(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down
爱理不理
ài lǐ bù lǐ
(idiom) standoffish
爱面子
ài miàn zi
to like to look good in the eyes of others
碍事
ài shì
to be in the way
安定
ān dìng
stable
安抚
ān fǔ
to placate
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