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阿

ā

prefix for people's names; used in transliteration

Shadow
Strokes
8
Radical
阜
HSK
3
Tone
1

Other readings: ē

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 阿里是个好人。

    Ā lǐ shì ge hǎo rén

    Ali is a good person.

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  • 阿美是个可爱的女孩。

    Ā měi shì gè kě ài de nǚ hái

    Ah Mei is an adorable girl.

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  • 阿妈买马。

    Ā mā mǎi mǎ

    Your grandmother bought a horse.

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  • 我在阿里巴巴工作

    Wǒ zài Ā lǐ bā bā gōng zuò

    I am working at Alibaba.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 阿

  • 阿姨ā yí 1–2 maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)
  • 阿拉伯语ā lā bó yǔ 1–1–2–3Arabic (language)