挨着 (āi) — to be next to; to be adjacent to; to do something one by one; sequentially (in pattern 挨着 + Verb)
Definition
Two uses: physical position "next to" (我家挨着学校) and "one by one / in sequence" in the pattern 挨着 + Verb (同学们挨着走进教室).
verb
to be next toto be adjacent toto do something one by onesequentially (in pattern 挨着 + Verb)
Examples
- 挨着。Wǒ de jiā āi xué xiào.My home is next to the school.
- 挨着。Zhè liǎng dòng lóu shì āi de.These two buildings are adjacent.
- 挨着。Tóng xué men āi zǒu jìn jiào shì.The classmates walked into the classroom one after another.
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