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āi
alas

HSK 5Legendary

What does 唉 mean?

(pinyin: āi) means alas. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 唉

āiwàngle
Alas, I forgot.

Related HSK 5 words

出席chū xíattend
似的shì deas if
迅速xùn sùrapid, swift, prompt
道理dào lireason; sense
细节xì jiédetail, particulars
成立chéng lìto establish, to found
恋爱liàn àilove; romantic relationship
如今rú jīnnowadays, these days

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