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唉 āi ài Interj Interjection Expressing Sadness Disappointment

Rank 1935
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese [唉]
Pinyin /āi, ài/
HSK Level (3)
Part-of-Speech interj
Definition [interjection expressing sadness, disappointment, weariness, etc.] alas, oh, well; [as a response to calling, etc.]
Simplified Chinese Example 唉,这件事就我们无能为力了。
English Translation Oh well, there’s nothing we can do about it.
Freq 316 | 0.54 | 171 | S

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