Hanzi

阿

(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

ā, ē, ě, ǎ, à, a

Bopomofo

ㄚ, ㄜ, ㄜˇ, ㄚˇ, ㄚˋ, ㄚ˙

Jyutping

aa3

Example sentences

阿 ē
法官不阿權貴，只按證據判決。
法官不阿权贵，只按证据判决。

The judge did not cater to the powerful and ruled only according to the evidence.

阿姨 āyí
那位阿姨很親切。
那位阿姨很亲切。

That auntie is very kind.

樓上 / 楼上 lóushàng
媽！樓上王阿姨找你。
妈！楼上王阿姨找你。

Mom! Auntie Wang from upstairs is looking for you.

Example Vocabulary

阿

e1

to bend to; to cater to; to flatter

阿姨

a1'yi2

aunt; auntie; woman of one's mother's generation

沙特阿拉伯

邁阿密

阿們

阿倫

阿克囌

剛正不阿

gang1'zheng4'bu4'e1

巴阿

明尼阿波利斯

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