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捱

ái
verb #16,400

Meanings

  1. 1 to endure; to suffer through
  2. 2 to drag out; to delay

Examples

他捱了一夜没睡觉。
Tā ái le yī yè méi shuìjiào.
He endured through the whole night without sleeping.
病人已经捱不下去了。
Bìngrén yǐjīng ái bù xiàqù le.
The patient can't hold on any longer.

Tips

usage
捱 is a variant of 挨 (ái). In practice, 挨 is far more commonly written. Cantonese speakers tend to use 捱 more frequently, as in 捱夜 (ái yè, to stay up late) and 捱世界 (to struggle through life).

Stroke Order

捱 ái