suffer; endure; drag out; (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
挨 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
爱 ài - to love (v.) | HSK 1
矮 ǎi - short [height] (adj.) | HSK 3
哎 āi - hey (intj.) | HSK 5
唉 ài - oh; ah; well (intj.) | HSK 5
Examples
他挨了老板的一顿训斥。 tā āi le lǎo bǎn de yī dùn xùn chì. - He received a severe reprimand from the boss.
他勉强挨过了这场病。 tā miǎn qiǎng āi guò le zhè chǎng bìng. - He barely survived this illness.
这位老人很能挨寒冷的天气。 zhè wèi lǎo rén hěn néng āi hán lěng de tiān qì. - This old man can withstand cold weather very well.
他宁可挨饿也不向他人求助。 tā nìng kě āi è yě bù xiàng tā rén qiú zhù. - He would rather go hungry than ask others for help.
他挨了一枪后昏迷了。 tā āi le yī qiāng hòu hūn mí le. - He fell into a coma after being shot.