唉
ài
Pinyin

Definition

唉
 - 
ài
  1. alas
  2. oh dear
唉
 - 
āi
  1. interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
  2. to sigh

Character Decomposition

Related Words (4)

唉
āi
  1. 1 interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
  2. 2 to sigh
唉唉
āi āi
  1. 1 (onom.) sighing voice
  2. 2 crying sound
唉姐
āi jiě
  1. 1 granny (dialect)
唉声叹气
āi shēng tàn qì
  1. 1 sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to heave deep sighs
  3. 3 to sigh in despair

Idioms (1)

唉声叹气
āi shēng tàn qì
  1. 1 sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to heave deep sighs
  3. 3 to sigh in despair

Sample Sentences

唉，我看别家价钱都没你高啊。
ài ，wǒ kàn bié jiā jiàqian dōu méi nǐ gāo a 。
Alas, I see other companies offering lower prices than yours.
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唉，没关系，不经一事不长一智。以后不要随便投资，要想一下。
ài ，méiguānxi ，bùjīngyīshìbùzhǎngyīzhì 。yǐhòu bùyào suíbiàn tóuzī ，yào xiǎng yīxià 。
It's ok, there's no wisdom without obstacles. Don't invest on a whim, think more about it in the future.
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唉，哪有时间？
ài ，nǎyǒu shíjiān ？
There’s no time for that.
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唉，我的腿好酸啊。
ài ，wǒ de tuǐ hǎo suān a 。
Oh, my legs hurt.
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欸欸欸……唉呀！老师，我好不容易把雏型拉出来，一分神又塌了…
ǎi ǎi ǎi ……ài ya ！lǎoshī ，wǒ hǎobùróngyì bǎ chúxíng lā chūlái ，yī fēnshén yòu tā le …
Ahhh…. Oh no! Sir, it was so hard to pull out a model, and I lost concentration for a moment and it collapsed...
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唉，最近空降了一个新主管。
ài ，zuìjìn kōngjiàng le yīgē Xīn zhǔguǎn 。
Well... there's a new manager that was hired externally.
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唉，看牙医。
ài ，kàn yáyī 。
I will see the dentist.
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唉，怎么这么不景气？
ài ，zěnmezhème bùjǐngqì ？
(Sigh) How come the business is so bad?
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唉...我只读了一页。
āi ...wǒ zhǐ dú le yī yè 。
I only read one page.
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唉，下午要跟所有的主管开会。
ài ，xiàwǔ yào gēn suǒyǒu de zhǔguǎn kāihuì 。
(Sigh) I have a meeting with all the supervisors this afternoon.
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