Chinese Word: 挨 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

挨Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:矣 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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Pinyin: āi

English Definition:in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to

Chinese Definition:
①依次，顺次：挨门逐户。
②靠近：挨近。肩挨着肩。

Example Words:

挨户	āi hù	from house to house, one by one
挨近HSK 6	āi jìn	to approach; to get close to; to sneak up on; near to
挨次	āi cì	in sequence; in the proper order; one by one; in turn
挨门挨户	āi mén āi hù	see 挨家挨户
挨个HSK 6	āi gè	one by one; in turn

Pinyin: ái

English Definition:to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle

Chinese Definition:
①遭受：挨打。挨骂。
②拖延：挨时间。挨延。

Example Words:

挨饿HSK 6	ái è	to go hungry; to endure starvation; famished
挨批HSK 6	ái pī	to be criticized; to suffer blame
挨整	ái zhěng	to be the target of an attack
忍饥挨饿	rěn jī ái è	starving; famished
挨宰HSK 6	ái zǎi	to get ripped off

1		zhè chǎng 这场 yǎn chū 演出 ái 挨 le 了 bù shǎo 不少 pī píng 批评。 The performance received a lot of criticism.
2		tā men 他们 pái chéng 排成 yì pái 一排， āi zhe 挨着 chàng gē 唱歌。 They lined up and sang, side by side.
3		tā 他 āi 挨 le 了 gōng sī 公司 lǐng dǎo 领导 de 的 xùn chì 训斥。 He received a reprimand from his company leader.
4		tā 他 āi 挨 le 了 yī quán 一拳， shuāi 摔 le 了 gè 个 gēn tou 跟头。 He took a punch and fell over.
5		gòu wù zhōng xīn 购物中心 de 的 shāng diàn 商店 dōu 都 āi zhe 挨着 pái liè 排列。 The shops in the mall are arranged next to each other.

1		zhè chǎng 这场 yǎn chū 演出 ái 挨 le 了 bù shǎo 不少 pī píng 批评。 The performance received a lot of criticism.
2		tā men 他们 pái chéng 排成 yì pái 一排， āi zhe 挨着 chàng gē 唱歌。 They lined up and sang, side by side.
3		tā 他 āi 挨 le 了 gōng sī 公司 lǐng dǎo 领导 de 的 xùn chì 训斥。 He received a reprimand from his company leader.
4		tā 他 āi 挨 le 了 yī quán 一拳， shuāi 摔 le 了 gè 个 gēn tou 跟头。 He took a punch and fell over.
5		gòu wù zhōng xīn 购物中心 de 的 shāng diàn 商店 dōu 都 āi zhe 挨着 pái liè 排列。 The shops in the mall are arranged next to each other.