挨 - āi - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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挨

āi

Definition

in order
to be close to
in sequence
(to get) close to
adjacent to

Other pronunciations

ái

to suffer
to drag out
to wait
to endure
to struggle to pull through (hard times)
to delay
to stall
to play for time
to dawdle

Character Decomposition

Related words (12)

one by one; in turn

from house to house, one by one

挨户

āi hù

from house to house, one by one

挨擦

āi cā

to press against; to nuzzle up to

挨次

āi cì

in sequence; in the proper order; one by one; in turn

near

to keep close to the edge; near the mark; close to (the true figure); relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)

挨近

āi jìn

to approach; to get close to; to sneak up on; near to

挨门

āi mén

from door to door, one by one

挨不上

āi bù shàng

to be irrelevant; to be superfluous

挨肩儿

āi jiān r

in rapid succession (of children, close in age); shoulder-to-shoulder

挨家挨户

āi jiā āi hù

to go from house to house; house-to-house (search)

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