哀
āi
Pinyin

Definition

哀
 - 
āi
  1. sorrow
  2. grief
  3. pity
  4. to grieve for
  5. to pity
  6. to lament
  7. to condole
哀
 - 
Āi
  1. Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Lí]

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

锿
āi
  1. 1 einsteinium (chemistry)

Related Words (20)

悲哀
bēi āi
  1. 1 grieved
  2. 2 sorrowful
哀
Āi
  1. 1 Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Lí]
哀伤
āi shāng
  1. 1 grief
  2. 2 distress
  3. 3 bereavement
  4. 4 grieved
  5. 5 heartbroken
  6. 6 dejected
哀叹
āi tàn
  1. 1 to sigh
  2. 2 to lament
  3. 3 to bewail
哀嚎
āi háo
  1. 1 to howl in grief
  2. 2 anguished wailing
  3. 3 same as: 哀号

Idioms (8)

乞哀告怜
qǐ āi gào lián
  1. 1 begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
哀兵必胜
āi bīng bì shèng
  1. 1 an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
哀告宾服
āi gào bīn fú
  1. 1 to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit
哀哭切齿
āi kū qiè chǐ
  1. 1 weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)
哀而不伤
āi ér bù shāng
  1. 1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)

Sample Sentences

亲爱哒，今天情绪大大地低落，不知道是不是因为听了太多“鸡汤”故事的缘故。都说人最大的悲哀莫过于常怀能力无法企及的欲望，唉……
qīnàidā ，jīntiān qíngxù dàdà de dīluò ，bù zhīdào shìbushì yīnwèi tīng le tài duō “jītāng ”gùshi de yuángù 。dōu shuō rén zuìdà de bēiāi mòguòyú cháng huái nénglì wúfǎ qìjí de yùwàng ，ài ……
Bae, today my mood took a nosedive, I don't know if it's because I've heard too many "chicken-soup-for-the-soul" stories. They all say that the biggest tragedy for humans is that they often have ambitions that lie beyond their abilities, ah...
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在雨中哀怨，
zài yǔ zhōng āiyuàn ，
Grieving in the rain,
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哀怨又彷徨；
āiyuàn yòu pánghuáng ；
Grieving and pacing;
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旅游软件能告诉你如何欣赏京都的美吗？春季赏樱、秋天赏枫，冬日在风雪中领会千年古都的美丽哀愁...
lǚyóu ruǎnjiàn néng gàosu nǐ rúhé xīnshǎng jīngdōu de měi ma ？chūnjì shǎngyīng 、qiūtiān shǎngfēng ，dōng rì zài fēng xuě zhōng lǐnghuì qiān nián gǔdōu de měilì āichóu ...
Can software tell you how to enjoy the beauty Kyoto has to offer? With the cherry blossoms in spring and the maple trees in autumn, or enjoying the desolate beauty of the the thousand-year-old ancient city of Kyoto in the snow...
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没错，虽然常常有人说“有情饮水饱”，不过在现实的婚姻生活中，更常见的是“贫贱夫妻百事哀”。
méicuò ，suīrán chángcháng yǒu rén shuō “yǒu qíng yǐn shuǐ bǎo ”，bùguò zài xiànshí de hūnyīn shēnghuó zhōng ，gèng chángjiàn de shì “pínjiàn fūqī bǎi shì āi ”。
That's right, although there is a Chinese expression which goes "When in Love, Even Plain Water Can Be a Filling Meal", in the everyday reality of married life, the more commonly seen situation is described by the phrase, "Everything goes wrong for a couple in poverty".
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也算是一种海葬，但我总觉得这样有点哀伤，什么都没留给孩子，我倒是喜欢这样每年可以到他们的坟前，跟他们说说话。
yě suàn shì yīzhǒng hǎizàng ，dàn wǒ zǒng juéde zhèyàng yǒudiǎnr āishāng ，shénme dōu méi liú gěi háizi ，wǒ dào shì xǐhuan zhèyàng měinián kěyǐ dào tāmen de fénqián ，gēn tāmen shuōshuōhuà 。
It's kind of like a sea burial, but I always think it's a bit sad, as you don't leave your kids anything. I actually like coming to their graves every year like this and speaking with them.
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咱们还是赶快去写报告吧，别等到真的停电再来哀怨就来不及了。
zánmen háishì gǎnkuài qù xiě bàogào ba ，bié děngdào zhēnde tíngdiàn zài lái āiyuàn jiù láibují le 。
Us two best get back to working on our reports. Otherwise it'll be too late to complain when the power really does cut off.
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贾先生我们已经尽力了，还请您节哀。
Jiǎ xiānsheng wǒmen yǐjīng jìnlì le ，hái qǐng nín jiéāi 。
Doctor: Mr Jia... We did all we could, I'm very sorry for your loss.
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如果一个人去世了，你可以对去世的人的家人说：节哀顺变。
rúguǒ yī gè rén qùshì le ，nǐ kěyǐ duì qùshì de rén de jiārén shuō ：jiéāishùnbiàn 。
If someone passes away, you can say to their family members: my condolences.
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拍拍他的肩膀，说：节哀顺变。
pāi pāi tā de jiānbǎng ，shuō ：jiéāishùnbiàn 。
Pat them on the back and say: my condolences.
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