挨

Character

挨 ái · āi

HSK 6Character2 readings

to suffer; to endure

Radical: 扌
Strokes: 10
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 扌矣
Traditional: 挨
Frequency: #2937 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

áiMain reading āiRare reading

ái

ai2Main readingHSK 6

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

Words that use “挨” as ái

挨打ái dǎto be hitWordHSK 6 忍饥挨饿rěn jī ái èto go hungry for a long time because there is little or no foodWordHSK 7–9 挨剋ái kēito be rebukedWord 挨呲ái cī(coll.) to get scoldedWord 挨宰ái zǎito get ripped offWord 挨延ái yánto delayWord 挨批ái pīto be criticizedWord 挨挤ái jǐto crowd togetherWord

āi

ai1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is ái.

to be very close to; to be next to (as in 挨着)
one by one, in order (as in 挨个)

Examples

我家挨着学校。
wǒ jiā āi zhe xué xiào
My home is next to the school.
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他挨个问了我们。
tā āi gè wèn le wǒ men
He asked us one by one.
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Words that use “挨” as āi

挨着āi zheto be right next to something or someoneWordHSK 6 挨家挨户āi jiā āi hùgoing from house to houseWordHSK 7–9 挨个āi gèone by oneWord 挨家āi jiāfrom house to house, one by oneWord 挨户āi hùfrom house to houseWord 挨擦āi cāto press againstWord 挨次āi cìin sequenceWord 挨踢āi tīinformation technologyWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 挨

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Same radical 扌

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挨