哎
āi
Meaning
- hey!
Definition
叹词，表示惊讶、提醒、感叹或应答。
Interjection expressing surprise, reminder, exclamation, or response.
Usage
常用于口语，表示各种情感，如惊讶、提醒、应答或感叹。声调不同含义略有差异。
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to express various emotions such as surprise, reminder, response, or exclamation. Different tones carry slightly different meanings.
Examples
- 1 哎，你怎么来了？ (Hey, how did you get here?)
- 2 哎，别走那么快！ (Hey, don't walk so fast!)
- 3 哎，真是太可惜了！ (Ah, what a pity!)
- 4 哎，我知道了。 (Okay, I understand.)
- 5 哎哟，好疼！ (Ouch, it hurts!)
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