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阿

ā · a/ē · e/Ā · a

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Meaning

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ā 阿

  1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
  2. used in transliteration
  3. also pr. [à]

ē 阿

  1. (literary) to flatter; to curry favor with

Ā 阿

  1. abbr. for country names that begin with 阿 (ā): Algeria 阿爾及利亞 / 阿尔及利亚 (Āěrjílìyà), Afghanistan 阿富汗 (Āfùhàn) etc
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In a sentence

2 examples
01

阿(ā)明(míng)，你(nǐ)今(jīn)天(tiān)怎(zěn)么(me)这(zhè)么(me)晚(wǎn)才(cái)来(lái)？

A Ming, why are you so late today?

02

阿(ā)姨(yí)，请(qǐng)问(wèn)洗(xǐ)手(shǒu)间(jiān)在(zài)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)？

Auntie, may I ask where the restroom is?

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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