HSK 6 · Verbs

挨 ái “to suffer” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 挨 means

to suffer
to endure
to be subjected to
to pull through (hard times)
to delay

More meanings from CC-CEDICT

to stall
to play for time
to dawdle

How to say 挨

挨ái2nd tone, rising

挨 in a sentence

他挨了骂。
Tā ái le mà.
He got told off.
Sentence #13825898 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
世界上许多人在挨饿。
Shìjiè shàng xǔduō rén zài ái'è.
Many people around the world are going hungry.
Sentence #804795 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
失业之后他挨过了一段非常艰苦的日子。
Shīyè zhīhòu tā áiguò le yí duàn fēicháng jiānkǔ de rìzi.
After losing his job, he got through a very hard time.
Sentence #339915 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 挨 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 挨 (ái) with each of its parts in a different colour

挨áito suffer; to endure

扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
矣particle of completed action · yǐSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 矣 (yǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with ái.

How to write 挨

挨 10 strokes

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挨 (ái) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it — Stroke order chart for 挨 (ái). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 挨

More words: Common Verbs

组织zǔzhī · to organise 阻止zǔzhǐ · to prevent 组合zǔhé · to assemble 遵守zūnshǒu · to comply with 安置ānzhì · to find a place for 熬áo · to endure 扒bā · to dig up 掰bāi · to break off with both hands

FAQs

What does 挨 mean in English?

挨 (ái) means “to suffer” or “to endure”. It is an HSK 6 word.

How do you pronounce 挨?

Say it ái: ái with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.

Is 挨 the same in Traditional Chinese?

Yes. 挨 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.

How do you type 挨 on a keyboard?

Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type ai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 挨 from the suggestions. Typing ai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.

What HSK level is 挨?

挨 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.