- 善哉 shànzāi excellent
- 悠哉悠哉 yōuzāiyōuzāi leisurelyfree and unconstrained; living in a relaxed and carefree manner
- 呜呼哀哉 wūhū'āizāi alasan exclamation expressing grief, sorrow, or lamentation
- 何苦来哉 hékǔláizāi why bothera rhetorical question meaning 'why bother' or 'is it worth it', often used to express that an action is unnecessary or not worth the trouble; variant of [[何苦|何苦|he2 ku3]] with the classical final particles [[来|來|lai2]] and [[哉|哉|zai1]] for emphasis.
- 圣哉经 shèngzāijīng SanctusSanctus (section of Catholic mass)
- 幸甚至哉 xìngshènzhìzāi overjoyedfilled with joy (quotation from poems by [[曹操|曹操|Cao2 Cao1]])
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH