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阿

ā · a/ē · e/Ā · a

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

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

2 examples

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?

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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