阿
Meaning
- prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
- used in transliteration
- also pr. [a4]
ē e1
- (literary) to flatter; to curry favor with
- abbr. for country names that begin with 阿[a1]: Algeria 阿爾及利亞|阿尔及利亚[A1 er3 ji2 li4 ya4], Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] etc
Example sentences
- "You don't have to queue for my car," he offers.
- I can't see!