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7-9

sigh

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

ai1 āi

Meaning


Primary

sigh

Alternatives

ai, sighs, sighing, sighed

Mnemonic


[_-] Master Chief is in [1] front of the [-ai] high school where he is trying to pull out a 矢 dart from his 厶 elbow that some students stabbed him with. He can only reach it with his 口 mouth, but not quite. As he takes breaks in between attempts, he 唉 sighs intensely, annoyed he can't grab the 矢 dart with his 口 mouth.

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