# 唉 (āi)

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

- Meaning: (interj.) oh; ugh (sigh); to sigh
- Pinyin: āi (ai1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5
- Other readings: ài — alas; oh dear

## Examples

- 唉，这次旅行又取消了。
  Āi, zhè cì lǚxíng yòu qǔxiāo le.
  Sigh, this trip was cancelled again.

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

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