- 善哉 shànzāi excellent(literary) an exclamation of praise meaning "how wonderful" or "good"; often used in Buddhist contexts
- 悠哉悠哉 yōuzāiyōuzāi leisurely and carefreeFree and unconstrained; leisurely and carefree; describing a state of relaxed comfort or lack of urgency.
- 呜呼哀哉 wūhū'āizāi alasused as an expression of deep grief, especially in funeral orations, meaning "alas, how sorrowful!"
- 优哉游哉 yōuzāiyóuzāi leisurely and carefree(idiom) free and unconstrained; describes being at ease and enjoying oneself without any way one's leisure
- 怪哉 guàizāi how strange(literary) how strange!; how bizarre!
- 哀哉 āizāi alasused to express deep sorrow or grief; alack
- 何足道哉 hézúdàozāi not worth mentioningnot worth talking about; is it really worth mentioning? also used as a polite or humble expression regarding one's own actions or accomplishments
- 得其所哉 déqísuǒzāi to be in one's elementTo find a suitable place or position; also used to describe being satisfied and content with a situation or arrangement.
- 于呼哀哉 yúhū'āizāi alas(variant form) an exclamation of grief or mourning; used to indicate that someone has died or that something has come to a tragic end
- 唐哉皇哉 tángzāihuángzāi magnificent(literary) grand and magnificent in scale or scope; imposing in momentum
- 圣哉经 shèngzāijīng Sanctusthe Sanctus, a section of the Catholic mass; the hymn beginning "Holy, Holy, Holy"
- 大哉 dàzāi how greathow great; how magnificent; an exclamation of admiration for something vast or profound
- 幸甚至哉 xìngshènzhìzāi filled with joyI am happy in the extreme; a literary expression of great joy found in poems by [[曹操|曹操|cao2 cao1]]
- 悠哉 yōuzāi leisurely and carefreerelaxed, free and unconstrained
- 悠哉游哉 yōuzāiyóuzāi leisurely and carefreefree and unconstrained; leisurely and carefree
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH