哎

oh, hey, (expresses surprise or emphasis)

ˀa ɪ̯ ⁵ ⁵
interjection Common #3,544
oh, hey A conversational interjection used to get someone’s attention or express surprise, hesitation, or a reaction.
CH: 哎,你看这个。
EN: Hey, look at this.

哎…

Sigh…

— 末代皇帝 (1987)

哎,你们怎么进来了?

Hey, how did you guys get in?

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

…哎

...Sigh.

— 色‧戒 (2007)

哎,得啦!

Oh, fine!

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

哎,来了

Oh, there you are.

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

哎干什么的?

Hey, what are you up to?

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

哎看你长得不错啊

Hey, you look pretty good.

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

哎…你刚才为什么这么做?

Hey… why did you do that just now?

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

我跟你说哎

Hey, listen.

— 洗澡 (1999)

哎,你又去跑步了?

Oh, you went running again?

— 重庆森林 (1994)

哎,慢着!

Hey, wait!

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

哎,申爱小姐来秘阳的第一天也是这么问我的秘阳是什么样的地方…该怎么跟你说呢

Ah, Miss Shin-ae asked me the same thing on her first day in Miyang... How should I describe what kind of place Miyang is to you?

— 密阳 (2007)

哎式居然锁门了…

Oh, Shi actually locked the door...

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

别哎,抱歉,扶好你的车

No—oh, sorry, hold your bike steady.

— 维多利亚 (2015)

哎米兰长什么样啊

Hey, what does Milan look like?

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

哎无所谓了,来一起唱吧。

Ah, whatever. Come sing with me.

— 海洋之歌 (2014)

哎你们怎么都不动手啊

Hey, why aren't any of you doing anything?

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

哎,你回来干什么?

Hey, why did you come back?

— 重庆森林 (1994)

是哎,还不是学你!

Yeah, exactly—I’m just copying you!

— 维多利亚 (2015)

哎,我妈呢?

Hey, where’s my mom?

— 我的父亲母亲 (1999)

哎,真是的

Oh, honestly.

— 密阳 (2007)

哎我可真来找你啊

Hey, I really did come looking for you.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

哎老刘上哪儿去呀

Hey, Lao Liu, where are you off to?

— 洗澡 (1999)

不知道哎

I don't know.

— 维多利亚 (2015)

哎等等

Oh, wait.

— 白蛇:缘起 (2019)

哎你怎么了不能哎吗

Hey, what’s wrong? Can’t you say “hey”?

— 满江红 (2023)

哎,你自己带回去吧

Hey, just take it back with you.

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

哎,我是没赚到什么钱

Ah, I didn’t really make much money.

— 密阳 (2007)

哎交通事故?

Oh, a traffic accident?

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

松江浩哎,没仔细看

Songjiang Hao: Ah, I didn't look closely.

— 密阳 (2007)

哎?

Huh?

— 风之谷 (1984)

哎有吗你有?

Oh, do you have one?

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

哎陪会儿你行吗

Hey, can you stay with me for a while?

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

哎!

Oh!

— 死亡录像 (2007)

哎,弄明白了!

Oh, I get it now!

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

哎,是你啊!

Oh, it's you!

— 重庆森林 (1994)

哎哎

Hey, hey.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

哎爸

Hey, Dad.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

您哎什么

What do you like?

— 满江红 (2023)

particle Rare #18,360
(expresses surprise or emphasis) Colloquial when used at the end of a sentence.
CH: 这家店的东西真便宜哎!
EN: The things in this store are really cheap!

真的很奇怪哎

That’s really strange.

— 燃烧 (2018)

真恐怖哎!

That's really scary!

— 千与千寻 (2001)

真是马猴哎

What a monkey!

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

你讲得好有道理哎

You make such a good point!

— 朱诺 (2007)

这是范冰冰哎

Hey, that’s Fan Bingbing!

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

那是我的衣服哎

Hey, those are my clothes.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

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