挨 (ái) — to suffer, to endure (e.g., a beating, scolding, hardship); to delay, to stall, to dawdle
Definition
挨 (ái) means 'to suffer/endure' bad treatment or hardship, and also 'to stall/dawdle.' For 'endure hardship' it's more passive than 耐 (which implies resistance). For 'stall,' it focuses on delaying a decision rather than a machine stopping.
to sufferto endure (e.g., a beating, scolding, hardship)to delayto stallto dawdle
Examples
- 挨，。Tā ái le mā ma yí dùn mà, xīn lǐ hěn nán guò.He got a scolding from his mother and felt very upset.
- 挨。Nà xiē nián tā ái guò hěn duō kǔ rì zi.She endured many hard days back then.
- 挨，。Bié ái shí jiān le, kuài zuò jué dìng.Don't stall — make a decision quickly.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
挨 pairs 扌, the hand form 手, with 矣, which gives the sound.
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