挨 āi
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 矣 particle of completed action
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
挨
ái
to suffer; to endure; to be subjected to
Character
Example phrases
- 那名记者因为揭露腐败挨了不少骂，却从未撤回报道。 Nà míng jìzhě yīnwèi jiēlù fǔbài ái le bù shǎo mà, què cóngwèi chèhuí bàodào. That journalist received a lot of abuse for exposing corruption, but never withdrew the report.
- 弟弟打碎了花瓶，挨了妈妈一顿批评。 Dìdi dǎsuì le huāpíng, ái le māma yí dùn pīpíng. My little brother broke the vase and got a scolding from Mum.
- 冬天暖气坏了，一家人只好挨冻。 Dōngtiān nuǎnqì huài le, yì jiā rén zhǐhǎo áidòng. The heating broke in winter, so the whole family had to put up with the cold.
Related words
- 挨 āi to be next to; one by one
- 挨家挨户 āijiā'āihù house to house; door to door
- 不服 bùfú to refuse to accept; to be unconvinced
- 斗 dòu to fight; to struggle; to contend
- 插手 chāshǒu to interfere; to intervene
- 踹 chuài to kick; to stamp
- 干涉 gānshè to interfere; to intervene
- 打搅 dǎjiǎo to disturb; to trouble
- 捣乱 dǎoluàn to make trouble; to disrupt
- 碍事 àishì to be in the way; obstructive; inconvenient
- 绊脚石 bànjiǎoshí stumbling block; obstacle
- 抵触 dǐchù to conflict with; to resist