Word	Pinyin	Meaning
阿拉伯语	Ālābóyǔ	the language of Arab countries
哎	āi	hey! (a sound used to call someone's attention)
哎呀	āiyā	oh! oh no! a sound you make when you are surprised
哀求	āiqiú	to beg someone very hard to do something
挨家挨户	āijiā-āihù	going from house to house; visiting every home in one area
癌	ái	cancer; a very serious illness of the body (as in 癌症)
癌症	áizhèng	cancer, a serious illness in the body
艾滋病	àizībìng	AIDS, a serious sickness that makes the body unable to fight illness
唉	ài	alas
爱不释手	àibùshìshǒu	to love something so much that you do not want to put it down
爱理不理	àilǐ-bùlǐ	not friendly when someone talks to you; acting cold
爱面子	ài miànzi	to care too much about what other people think of you
爱惜	àixī	to take good care of something and not waste it
碍事	àishì	to be in the way; to block someone or something
安定	āndìng	calm and stable; not changing or worried
安抚	ānfǔ	to calm someone who is angry, afraid, or upset
安眠药	ānmiányào	a pill (medicine) that helps you sleep
安宁	ānníng	quiet and calm; peaceful
安稳	ānwěn	steady and calm, with no big changes or worries
安心	ānxīn	to feel calm and not worried
安逸	ānyì	comfortable and relaxed, with no worries or hard work
按键	ànjiàn	a button or key on a phone, computer, or machine
按理说	ànlǐ shuō	logically speaking; used to say what should be true or happen
按说	ànshuō	normally; by rights
案件	ànjiàn	a legal case; a matter that the police or a court works on
暗地里	àndìlǐ	secretly; hiding what you do or say from other people
暗杀	ànshā	to secretly kill an important person such as a king or leader
暗中	ànzhōng	secretly; in a way that other people do not know or see
昂贵	ángguì	costing a lot of money; very expensive
凹	āo	curving inward, lower in the middle, like the inside of a bowl
熬	áo	to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct
熬夜	áoyè	to stay awake very late at night instead of sleeping
傲	ào	proud; feeling good about what you did (as in 骄傲 jiāo ào)
傲慢	àomàn	thinking you are better than other people and showing it
奥秘	àomì	a mystery; something hidden and very hard to know or explain
奥运会	Àoyùnhuì	the Olympic Games; a big sports event for the whole world, every four years
八卦	bāguà	gossip; talk or news about other people's lives
巴不得	bābudé	to want something very much, so much you cannot wait for it
扒	bā	to hold something tightly with your hands
芭蕾	bālěi	ballet, a kind of graceful dance; also a show of this dance
把柄	bǎbǐng	the handle of a thing like a cup or knife
把关	bǎguān	to check work or things carefully before saying yes
把手	bǎshou	a handle; a part you hold to open a door or drawer
靶子	bǎzi	a target; something people shoot at or aim at
坝	bà	a dam; a strong wall that holds back river water
罢免	bàmiǎn	to remove a person from an official or important job
罢休	bàxiū	to give up and stop trying to do something
霸占	bàzhàn	to take something by force and not let others use it
掰	bāi	to break something into pieces with your hands
白白	báibái	in vain; for nothing, when your work or time gets no result