挨

ái

HSK 63 readings

“In order” in Chinese is 挨 (ái).

Other characters with the syllable ai: see all 11 →

Meaning

in order; in sequence
close to; adjacent to
to suffer; to endure

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to pull through (hard times)
to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle

Example

落后就要挨打。

From 挨打 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

āiin order; in sequence / close to; adjacent to
áito suffer; to endure / to pull through (hard times) / to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 挨

挨着āizhenearHSK 6 挨打áidǎto take a beating; to come under attackHSK 6 挨家挨户āijiā-āihùto go from house to houseHSK 7-9 忍饥挨饿rěnjī-ái'èstarvingHSK 7-9

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