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

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10 strokes
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挨

ái

Definition

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

Other pronunciations

āi

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

Character Decomposition

Related words (17)

挨剋

ái kēi

to be rebuked; to suffer blows

to get ripped off

to take a beating; to get thrashed; to come under attack

挨批

ái pī

to be criticized; to suffer blame

挨擠

ái jǐ

to crowd together; to jostle; squeezed

挨揍

ái zòu

to be beaten; to take a drubbing; buffeted; knocked about

挨整

ái zhěng

to be the target of an attack

挨鬥

ái dòu

to suffer censure; denounced

挨餓

ái è

to starve; to go hungry; (to be) starving; to endure starvation; famished

挨罵

ái mà

to receive a scolding

挨呲兒

ái cī r

to suffer a rebuke; criticized

挨頭子

ái tóu zi

to be criticized; to suffer blame

挨時間

ái shí jiān

to stall; to play for time

挨板子

ái bǎn zi

to suffer beating; (fig.) to be severely criticized; to take a hammering

挨飢抵餓

ái jī dǐ è

to suffer from hunger

受凍挨餓

shòu dòng ái è

to go cold and hungry

忍飢挨餓

rěn jī ái è

starving; famished

Idioms (2)

挨打受氣

ái dǎ shòu qì

to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)

挨打受罵

ái dǎ shòu mà

to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)

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