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阿

ā/ē

prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity; used in transliteration

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Ancient forms

1 form
  1. BronzeWarring States

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Meaning

ā as in 阿姨 a1
  1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
  2. used in transliteration
  3. also pr. [à]
  4. abbr. for country names that begin with 阿 (ā): Algeria 阿尔及利亚 Ā ěr jí lì yà, Afghanistan 阿富汗 Ā fù hàn etc
ē as in 山阿 e1
  1. (literary) to flatter; to curry favor with

Example sentences

HSK words with 阿

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