CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

挨

āiHSK 7

挨 (āi) is an HSK 7 Chinese word with 3 definitions and 6 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH3
DEFINITIONS3
EXAMPLES6
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

verb 动

  1. Englishto be next to; to be close to

    • EX
      我们两个人挨着坐,聊天非常方便。

      We sat next to each other, so it was easy to chat.

    • EX
      他的办公桌紧挨着窗户,光线非常好。

      His desk is right next to the window, so it gets excellent light.

2

verb 动

  1. Englishto suffer

    • EX
      他在外面挨了一天饿,回到家吃了一大碗饭。

      He had gone hungry all day while he was out, and ate a huge bowl of rice when he got home.

    • EX
      他因为上课迟到,挨了老师的批评。

      He was criticized by the teacher for being late to class.

3

preposition 介

  1. Englishclose to

    • EX
      挨着学校有一家很好吃的小吃店。

      There is a really good snack shop next to the school.

    • EX
      挨着马路的房间晚上有点吵,不太好入睡。

      The room next to the road is a little noisy at night, which makes it hard to fall asleep.