挨

āi · ai/ái · ai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

āi 挨

  1. in order; in sequence
  2. close to; adjacent to

ái 挨

  1. to suffer; to endure
  2. to pull through (hard times)
  3. to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)挨(āi)着(zhe)窗(chuāng)户(hu)坐(zuò)下(xià),静(jìng)静(jìng)地(de)看(kàn)外(wài)面(miàn)的(de)风(fēng)景(jǐng)。

He sat down close to the window and quietly looked at the scenery outside.

02

他(tā)小(xiǎo)时(shí)候(hou)挨(ái)过(guò)很(hěn)多(duō)苦(kǔ),所(suǒ)以(yǐ)特(tè)别(bié)珍(zhēn)惜(xī)现(xiàn)在(zài)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)。

He endured a lot of hardship as a child, so he especially cherishes his life now.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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