Meaning of āi:
āi
挨
Preposition
in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to
Xuéshēng men āi gè huídá wèntí.
学生们挨个回答问题。
The students answered the questions in sequence.
Tā zǒng shì xǐ huān āi zhe qiáng zhàn zhe.
他总是喜欢挨着墙站着。
He always likes to stand close to the wall.
Verb
to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle
Tā ái le yī zhěng gè dōngtiān de hánlěng.
他挨了一整个冬天的寒冷。
He endured the cold of an entire winter.
Tā bìxū nǔlì áiguò zhèxiē jiānnán shíqī.
他必须努力挨过这些艰难时期。
He must strive to pull through these difficult times.
Tā měi cì dōu xǐhuān zài zhòngyào huìyì shàng ái shíjiān, zhēn shì ràng rén bù nàifán.
他每次都喜欢在重要会议上挨时间，真是让人不耐烦。
He always likes to stall for time in important meetings, which is really frustrating.
