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唉
ài
1. alas
2. oh dear
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

唉
āi
alas; exclamation of surprise or pain
HSK 5 10 丶

Compound Words (3)

唉唉
āiāi
(onom.) sighing voice
唉姐
āijiě
granny (dialect)
唉声叹气
āishēngtànqì
sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom)

Alternate Entries

唉
āi
interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) / to sigh
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,090
Word Frequency Rank
4,137 of 84,292