Pinyin final: "ai1"

The Pinyin final "ai1" is used in the second half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the second half of a Pinyin syllable is always represented by a location. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "ai1" can appear in.

Pinyin with ai1

āi
bāi
cāi
chāi
chuāi
dāi
gāi
guāi
hāi
kāi
pāi
sāi
shāi
shuāi
tāi
wāi
zāi
zhāi
zhuāi

Mnemonics for ai1

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Characters with ai1

zhāi = zh + ai1
kāi = k + ai1
to open / to start / to turn on / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / to operate (a vehicle) / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
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shāi = sh + ai1
chāi = ch + ai1
to send (on an errand) / (archaic) person sent on such an errand / job; official post
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shuāi = shu + ai1
to decline / to wane / to become weak or feeble
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āi = Ø + ai1
sorrow; grief; pity / to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole
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āi = Ø + ai1
Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]
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gāi = g + ai1
should / ought to / probably / must be / to deserve / to owe / to be sb's turn to do sth / that / the above-mentioned
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hāi = h + ai1
sound of sighing / (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh / damn / wow
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cāi = c + ai1
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zāi = z + ai1
to plant; to grow / to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign) / to impose sth on sb / to stumble; to fall down
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zāi = z + ai1
to grow / to plant / to insert / to force on sb / to fall head first
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zhāi = zh + ai1
to take / to borrow / to pick (flowers, fruit etc) / to pluck / to select / to remove / to take off (glasses, hat etc)
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wāi = w + ai1
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chuāi = chu + ai1
to put into (one's pockets, clothes) / Taiwan pr. [chuai3]
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zhuāi = zhu + ai1
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āi = Ø + ai1
dust / dirt / angstrom / phonetic ai or e
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āi = Ø + ai1
abbr. for Egypt 埃及[Ai1 ji2]
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