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Hanzi

艾 / 艾

Traditional
艾
Simplified
艾

to mow/to cut/to reap/to redress

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

ài, yì

Bopomofo

ㄞˋ, ㄧˋ

Jyutping

ngaai6

Example sentences

艾 ài
端午節時，奶奶把艾掛在門口避邪。
端午节时，奶奶把艾挂在门口避邪。

During the Dragon Boat Festival, Grandma hung mugwort by the doorway to ward off evil.

艾滋病 àizībìng
艾滋病是可以預防和控制的。
艾滋病是可以预防和控制的。

AIDS is preventable and controllable.

方興未艾 / 方兴未艾 fāngxīngwèiài
雖然市場競爭激烈，綠色能源產業仍方興未艾，吸引許多新創公司投入。
虽然市场竞争激烈，绿色能源产业仍方兴未艾，吸引许多新创公司投入。

Although competition is fierce, the green-energy industry is still in a vigorous growth phase and is attracting many startups.

Example Vocabulary

自怨自艾

zi4'yuan4'zi4'yi4

艾

ai4

mugwort; a surname; in literary use, to stop, beautiful, or elderly

艾滋

艾滋病

ai4'zi1'bing4

AIDS

佈宜諾斯艾利斯

艾哈邁迪內賈德

艾未未

艾森豪威爾

艾灸

方興未艾

fang1'xing1'wei4'ai4

just beginning to flourish; still in vigorous development

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