哀怨
āi yuàn
Pinyin

Definition

哀怨
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āi yuàn
  1. grief
  2. resentment
  3. aggrieved
  4. plaintive

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bēi āi
  1. 1 grieved
  2. 2 sorrowful
bào yuàn
  1. 1 to complain
  2. 2 to grumble
  3. 3 to harbor a complaint
  4. 4 to feel dissatisfied
rèn láo rèn yuàn
  1. 1 to work hard without complaint (idiom)
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]
āi shāng
  1. 1 grief
  2. 2 distress
  3. 3 bereavement
  4. 4 grieved
  5. 5 heartbroken
  6. 6 dejected

Idioms (18)

乞哀告怜
qǐ āi gào lián
  1. 1 begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
以德报怨
yǐ dé bào yuàn
  1. 1 to return good for evil (idiom)
  2. 2 to requite evil with good
以直报怨,以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
  1. 1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
任劳任怨
rèn láo rèn yuàn
  1. 1 to work hard without complaint (idiom)
哀兵必胜
āi bīng bì shèng
  1. 1 an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)

Sample Sentences

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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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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