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HSK 7-9Character · Interjection

sorrow; regret

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Meanings

1 sense · 6 examples
1.

interjection

to express sorrow; regret

neutral

Used 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.