唉 (ài): Oh — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Level 5

HSK 3.0:Recognition 5

HSK 2.0Level 5

HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 5

1.

Animated Stroke Order 唉

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 唉

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

唉

口mouth

矣particle (completed action)

唉

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 唉

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5.

How to Use 唉

Sighing interjection

唉 + phrase

Use 唉 as a sighing interjection before a comment or state.

唉

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

zhěng整

tiān天

āi唉

shēng声

tàn叹

qì

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口mouth

+矣particle (completed action)

A mouth (口) letting out a sigh (矣) — an interjection expressing sadness or regret.

+

c

o

m

e

n

t

p

h

r

a

s

e

sigh before a comment

唉

+

a

d

j

e

c

t

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e

p

h

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e

sigh about a state

气

，

xīn心

qíng情

hěn很

bù不

hǎo好

。

He sighs all day long and is in a bad mood.

Ài唉

，

zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

zhēn真

shì是

tài太

nán难

bàn办

le了

。

Oh, this matter is really too difficult to handle.

ài唉

ya呀

，

wǒ我

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

bǎ把

bēi杯

zi子

dǎ打

suì碎

le了

。

Oh no, I accidentally broke the cup.

tā她

ài唉

tàn叹

zhe着

shuō说

shēng生

huó活

tài太

jiān艰

nán难

le了

。

She sighed and said life is too hard.

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