艾
ài
Pinyin

Definition

艾
 - 
ài
  1. Chinese mugwort or wormwood
  2. moxa
  3. to stop or cut short
  4. phonetic "ai" or "i"
  5. abbr. for 艾滋病[ài zī bìng], AIDS
艾
 - 
yì
  1. to mow
  2. to cut
  3. to reap
  4. to redress
艾
 - 
Ài
  1. surname Ai

Character Decomposition

Compounds (3)

哎
āi
  1. 1 hey!
  2. 2 (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
砹
ài
  1. 1 astatine (chemistry)
餀
hài
  1. 1 tainted food

Related Words (20)

艾特
ài tè
  1. 1 at symbol, @
布宜诺斯艾利斯
Bù yí nuò sī Ài lì sī
  1. 1 Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina
自怨自艾
zì yuàn zì yì
  1. 1 to be full of remorse
  2. 2 to repent and redress one's errors
艾
Ài
  1. 1 surname Ai
艾未未
Ài Wèi wèi
  1. 1 Ai Weiwei (1957-), Chinese artist active in architecture, photography, film, as well as cultural criticism and political activism

Idioms (4)

方滋未艾
fāng zī wèi ài
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
方兴未艾
fāng xīng wèi ài
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
期期艾艾
qī qī ài ài
  1. 1 stammering (idiom)
兰艾同焚
lán ài tóng fén
  1. 1 lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common
  2. 2 the rain falls on the just and unjust alike

Sample Sentences

那可精彩啦，另外，影后之战，目前艾玛斯通最被看好，你怎么看？
nà kě jīngcǎi la ，lìngwài ，yǐnghòu zhī zhàn ，mùqián àimǎsītōng zuì bèi kànhǎo ，nǐ zěnme kàn ？
That would be great. There's also the battle for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Currently Emma Stone is a favourite for it, what do you think?
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影帝方面就很无聊了，卡西艾弗莱克一路横扫所有大奖，当然他的演出也很值得拿奖，可是这样就不够紧张刺激。
yǐngdì fāngmiàn jiù hěn wúliáo le ，kǎxī àifúláikè yī lù héngsǎo suǒyǒu dàjiǎng ，dāngrán tā de yǎnchū yě hěn zhídé ná jiǎng ，kěshì zhèyàng jiù bù gòu jǐnzhāng cìjī 。
The Best Actor in a Leading Role category is boring, Casey Affleck is set to scoop up all the big awards. Of course his performances are all worthy of the awards, but it doesn't make it very tense or exciting.
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我是艾玛的脑残粉，我全力支持她拿奖。
wǒ shì àimǎ de nǎocánfěn ，wǒ quánlì zhīchí tā ná jiǎng 。
I'm a fool for Emma Stone, I'm fully for her winning it.
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他要是真的拿奖，艾弗莱克兄弟就都是影帝了。
tā yàoshì zhēnde ná jiǎng ，àifúláikè xiōngdì jiù dōu shì yǐngdì le 。
If he really does win, then both of the Affleck brothers will have been Best Actor.
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是啊，从席卷全球的网购热潮，再到物联网、分享经济、智能制造等方兴未艾，互联网深刻影响着人类的生产生活，给人类社会带来了新机遇，也带来了新挑战。
shì a ，cóng xíjuǎn quánqiú de wǎnggòu rècháo ，zài dào wùliánwǎng 、fēnxiǎng jīngjì 、zhìnéng zhìzào děng fāngxīngwèiài ，hùliánwǎng shēnkè yǐngxiǎng zhe rénlèi de shēngchǎn shēnghuó ，gěi rénlèi shèhuì dàilái le xīn jīyù ，yě dàilái le xīn tiǎozhàn 。
Yeah, from the internet shopping craze sweeping the globe, to flourishing sectors like the Internet of Things (IoT), the sharing economy and smart manufacturing, the internet has had a profound impact on humanity's modes of production and lifestyles, bringing new opportunities for society as well as new challenges.
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对，那是艾佛森时代的七六人队。想当年艾佛森单枪匹马把七六人队带入了总决赛。
duì ，nà shì àifósēn shídài de qīliùrénduì 。xiǎngdāngnián àifósēn dānqiāngpǐmǎ bǎ qīliùrénduì dàirù le zǒngjuésài 。
Yes, that was the 76ers of the Allen Iverson era. Think about how Iverson brought the 76ers into the finals single-handedly at one time.
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对啊，那些年的艾佛森刷新了一个又一个的纪录，是联盟中一块鲜明的招牌。虽然他到退役那天都没能获得总冠军戒指。
duìa ，nàxiē nián de àifósēn shuāxīn le yīgeyòuyīge de jìlù ，shì liánméng zhōng yī kuài xiānmíng de zhāopái 。suīrán tā dào tuìyì nà tiān dōu méi néng huòdé zǒng guànjūn jièzhi 。
Yes, in those years Iverson broke record after record, he was a poster-boy for the conference. Even though he didn't manage to get a championship ring before he retired.
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70年前，中华人民共和国成立前夕，美国国务卿艾奇逊在关于送呈《美国与中国的关系》白皮书致总统杜鲁门的信中说：“近代史上每一个中国政府必须面临的第一个问题，是解决人民的吃饭问题，到现在为止，没有一个政府是成功的。”
nián qián ，ZhōnghuáRénmínGònghéguó chénglì qiánxī ，Měiguó guówùqīng Àiqíxùn zài guānyú sòngchéng 《Měiguó yǔ Zhōngguó de guānxi 》báipíshū zhì zǒngtǒng dùlǔmén de xìn zhōng shuō ：“jìndàishǐ shàng měi yīgē Zhōngguó zhèngfǔ bìxū miànlín de dìyī ge wèntí ，shì jiějué rénmín de chīfàn wèntí ，dào xiànzài wéizhǐ ，méiyǒu yīgē zhèngfǔ shì chénggōng de 。”
70 years ago, on the eve of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, US Secretary of State Acheson said in a letter to President Truman on the White Paper on the relationship between the United States and China: "The first problem that every Chinese government must face in modern history is solving the people’s food problems, no government has been successful so far.”
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老实说，我前几天知道红发艾德要在日本开演唱会，我想去看嘛。
lǎoshi shuō ，wǒ qiánjǐtiān zhīdào hóngfǎ Àidé yào zài Rìběn kāi yǎnchànghuì ，wǒ xiǎng qù kàn ma 。
To be honest, a few days ago I found out Ed Sheeran is holding a concert in Japan, so I want to go see him.
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我自己刚刚看完《山楂树之恋》，听说这本书是由美籍华人艾米根据好友静秋，也就是书的原作者的亲身经历写成的爱情故事。你不知道，看得我心酸死了。
wǒ zìjǐ gānggāng kàn wán shānzhāshùzhīliàn ，tīngshuō zhè běn shū shì yóu měijí huárén àimǐ gēnjù hǎoyǒu jìngqiū ，yějiùshì shū de yuán zuòzhě de qīnshēn jīnglì xiěchéng de àiqíng gùshi 。nǐ bù zhīdào ，kàn de wǒ xīnsuān sǐ le 。
I recently read ”Under the Hawthorn Tree“. I've heard that this book is written by a Chinese American named Ai Mi about her good friend Jingqiu. The love story is also based on the author's experience. You have no idea how heartbroken I was reading that.
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