哎

āi

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Particle

哎 (āi) is a Chinese word meaning “hey!”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. hey!
  2. (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)

Stroke order

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Example

哎,我又把這件事忘了。

Oh, I forgot about this again.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).