ài
唉
sorrow; regret
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Meanings
1 sense · 6 examplesinterjection
to express sorrow; regret
neutralUsed to express disappointment, regret, or sadness about a lost or ruined opportunity.
Ài唉
,
bìng病
le了
jǐ几
tiān天
,
bǎ把
gōng工
zuò作
dōu都
dān耽
wù误
le了
。
Alas, I was sick for a few days and fell behind on all my work.
Ài唉
,
hǎo好
hǎo好
de的
yī一
tào套
shū书
nòng弄
diū丢
le了
liǎng两
běn本
。
What a shame, we lost two volumes of a complete book set.
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Ài唉
,
zhè这
cì次
bǐ比
sài赛
jiù就
chà差
yī一
fēn分
jiù就
yíng赢
le了
。
Darn, we lost the game by just one point.
Ài唉
,
jī机
piào票
mài卖
wán完
le了
,
méi没
fǎ法
qù去
kàn看
yǎn演
chàng唱
huì会
le了
。
Too bad, all the concert tickets are sold out, I can't go now.
Tā他
kàn看
zhe着
bèi被
fēng风
chuī吹
dǎo倒
de的
guǒ果
shù树
,
ài唉
de地
tàn叹
le了
kǒu口
qì气
。
Looking at the fruit trees knocked over by the wind, he let out a regretful sigh.
Ài唉
,
xīn辛
kǔ苦
zhòng种
le了
bàn半
nián年
de的
cài菜
quán全
bèi被
chóng虫
zǐ子
chī吃
guāng光
le了
。
What a loss, all the vegetables we grew for half a year were eaten up by bugs.