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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.suffer; endure; put up with
你一定要咬牙挨过。
You know you've got to endure this.
我们不能袖手旁观,让一些人挨饿。
We can't stand by and let the people starve.
他犯错,挨了爸爸一顿打。
He made a mistake and got a beating from his father.
- 2
v.drag out; struggle to pull through (hard times)
我们总算挨过来了。
We've pulled through at long last.
总算又挨过了一天。
Another day dragged by.
他们好容易挨到天亮。
They managed to hold out till dawn.
- 3
v.delay; stall; put off; drag on
你不要挨时间了,做点有益的事吧!
You can stop dawdling and do something useful!
为什么非要挨到下个星期不可呢?
Why should it be put off till next week?
Words and phrases with 挨
Word usage
- NoteWhen pronounced as "āi", "挨" means "be close/next to or be close/next to"; when pronounced as "ái", it means "suffer, endure, or struggle to pull through", such as "挨打".