阿 - Mandarin word #881

阿

Traditional: 阿

HSK 3

#881 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

ah, used in names or address (phonetic)

Stroke order

阿

，！

Ah, I understand!

姨yí！

Hello, Auntie!

，。

Ah, that's good then.

，！

Oh, so it's you!

，。

Ah, I remember now.

阿 (ā) means ah, used in names or address (phonetic). It is used as an interjection in everyday Mandarin speech.

阿

ah, used in names or address (phonetic)

哎

ah, oh (interjection of surprise or mild dismay)

恩

yes, mm-hmm (affirmative sound)

哈

ha (laughing sound)

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 18.