Hanzi
Traditional
挨
Simplified
挨

to suffer; to endure/to pull through (hard times)/to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

āi, ái

Bopomofo

ㄞ, ㄞˊ

Jyutping

aai1

Example sentences

挨 āi
房子一棟挨一棟。
房子一栋挨一栋。

The houses are lined up one after another.

挨家挨戶 / 挨家挨户 āijiāāihù
郵遞員挨家挨戶地派送郵件。
邮递员挨家挨户地派送邮件。

The postman delivered the mail from door to door.

忍飢挨餓 / 忍饥挨饿 rěnjīāiè
戰爭期間，許多平民被迫忍飢挨餓。
战争期间，许多平民被迫忍饥挨饿。

During the war, many civilians were forced to endure hunger.

Example Vocabulary

挨

ai1

to be next to; to be near; in order

挨家挨戶

ai1'jia1'ai1'hu4

from house to house; door to door

挨打

挨批

挨揍

挨罵

ai1'ma4

忍飢挨餓

ren3'ji1'ai1'e4

to endure hunger; to starve

挨個

挨個兒

ai1'ge4'r

挨呲兒

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