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挨
ái
1. to suffer
2. to endure
3. to pull through (hard times)
4. to delay
5. to stall
6. to play for time
7. to dawdle
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

挨
āi
close by, near, next to, towards, against; to lean on; to wait
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

挨个
āigè
one by one
挨克
áikēi
to be rebuked
挨宰
áizǎi
to get ripped off
挨家
āijiā
from house to house, one by one
挨户
āihù
from house to house, one by one
挨打
áidǎ
to take a beating
挨批
áipī
to be criticized
挨揍
áizòu
to be beaten
挨挤
áijǐ
to crowd together
挨擦
āicā
to press against
挨整
áizhěng
to be the target of an attack
挨次
āicì
in sequence
挨骂
áimà
to receive a scolding
挨着
āizhe
near
挨踢
ĀiTī
information technology (IT) (loanword)
挨近
āijìn
to approach
挨边
āibiān
to keep close to the edge
挨门
āimén
from door to door, one by one
挨饿
áiè
to go hungry
挨斗
áidòu
to suffer censure

Alternate Entries

挨
āi
in order / in sequence / close to / adjacent to
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,011
Word Frequency Rank
3,531 of 84,292

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