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挨

āi · ai/ái · ai

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Meaning

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āi 挨

  1. in order; in sequence
  2. close to; adjacent to

ái 挨

  1. to suffer; to endure
  2. to pull through (hard times)
  3. to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle
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Short sleeves in autumn

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)只(zhǐ)穿(chuān)了(le)短袖(duǎnxiù)，好(hǎo)冷(lěng)！

    I only wore short sleeves today. So cold!

  2. Dengdeng

    秋天(qiūtiān)了(le)，你(nǐ)还(hái)想(xiǎng)挨(ái)冻(dòng)吗(ma)？

    It's autumn now. Do you still want to suffer in the cold?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不想(bùxiǎng)挨(ái)冻(dòng)，可是(kěshì)外套(wàitào)在(zài)家里(jiālǐ)。

    I don't want to freeze, but my coat is at home.

  4. Dengdeng

    给你(gěinǐ)我的(wǒde)围巾(wéijīn)，别再(biézài)挨(ái)冻(dòng)了(le)。

    Here, take my scarf so you don't freeze anymore.

  5. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)挨(ái)骂(mà)，今天(jīntiān)挨(ái)冻(dòng)，我(wǒ)真(zhēn)惨(cǎn)！

    Scolded yesterday, freezing today. I'm so unlucky!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)挨(āi)着(zhe)窗(chuāng)户(hu)坐(zuò)下(xià)，静(jìng)静(jìng)地(de)看(kàn)外(wài)面(miàn)的(de)风(fēng)景(jǐng)。

He sat down close to the window and quietly looked at the scenery outside.

02

他(tā)小(xiǎo)时(shí)候(hou)挨(ái)过(guò)很(hěn)多(duō)苦(kǔ)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)特(tè)别(bié)珍(zhēn)惜(xī)现(xiàn)在(zài)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)。

He endured a lot of hardship as a child, so he especially cherishes his life now.

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