WordTaiwan frequency #13,186
阿里巴巴
ㄚ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄚ ㄅㄚ
“Alibaba; a major Chinese e-commerce and technology company; also the character from the folk tale”
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阿
ㄚ
Prefix for names and kinship terms to show familiarity; used in transliterations; also a particle expressing doubt or surprise.
里
ㄌㄧˇ
Inside, interior; a neighborhood or lane; a village; a surname; a traditional Chinese unit of distance (about 500 meters); (Taiwan) an administrative borough.
巴
ㄅㄚ
To long for or wish for; to cling to or stick to; a state in ancient China; surname; unit of pressure (bar); informal abbreviation for bus.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 公里ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˇkilometer; unit of length equal to 1,000 meters
- 阿嬤ㄚ ㄇㄚgrandma; grandmother; also used to refer to or address an elderly woman (common in Taiwan).
- 巴黎ㄅㄚ ㄌㄧˊParis; capital of France; major political, economic, and cultural center in Europe; known for its museums, theaters, and historic landmarks.
- 里長ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄤˇvillage chief; head of a li (village-level administrative unit) in Taiwan, between neighborhood leader and township/district mayor.
- 阿公ㄚ ㄍㄨㄥgrandfather; polite address for an elderly man; (in Taiwan) grandfather
- 嘴巴ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚmouth; colloquial term for the mouth; can refer to the cheek or face; a slap in the face
- 歐巴馬ㄡ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄚˇBarack Obama (1961–), U.S. Democratic politician; president from 2009 to 2017.
- 巴士ㄅㄚ ㄕˋbus; motor coach; large passenger vehicle for public or private transport
- 阿姨ㄚ ㄧˊmaternal aunt; stepmother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)
- 巴西ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧBrazil; a country in South America; occupies most of the eastern part of the continent; borders every South American nation except Chile and Ecuador; capital Brasília; Portuguese-speaking.
- 里民ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄣˊresidents of the same village or neighborhood; local community members in a village-level administrative unit.
- 尾巴ㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚthe tail of an animal; a person who follows or tags along; the unfinished part of a matter.