嗳 (āi) - Ai — an interjection expressing surprise, regret, or & also used to mean 'belch' or 'burp'.

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āi ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

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嗳 · āi

Ai — an interjection expressing surprise, regret, or disagreement;

also used to mean 'belch' or 'burp'.

Ai — an interjection expressing surprise, regret, oralso used to mean 'belch' or 'burp'.

Usage highlights

express surprisesigh of regretburpinterjection of disagreementexclamation of realization

Synonyms

  • 哎— interjection expressing surprise or regret
  • 唉— interjection expressing sadness or regret

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He expressed surprise (嗳, look at that!).
  • She disagreed with a sigh (嗳, that's not right).
  • The baby burped after feeding (打嗳).

Collocations

  • express surprise(嗳呀)
  • sigh of regret(嗳声叹气)
  • burp(打嗳)
  • interjection of disagreement(嗳, 不是)
  • exclamation of realization(嗳, 原来如此)

Idioms

  • Sighing and lamenting(嗳声叹气)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used as an interjection in spoken Chinese to convey various emotions like surprise, regret, or disagreement.
  • The character combines the mouth radical (口) with the component for love (爱), suggesting emotional expression.

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