# 哎 (āi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 哎 (āi) means “(interj.) hey!; (interj.) oh!”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (interj.) hey!; (interj.) oh!
- Pinyin: āi (ai1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 哎，你是不是忘带钥匙了？
  Āi, nǐ shìbushì wàng dài yàoshi le?
  Hey, didn't you forget to bring your keys?

https://hanziro.com/word/ai-hey/

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