Chinese words starting with “a”
3 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable a. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
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Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 3 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 啊 | ā | y,e | interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! | |
| 2 | 阿姨 | ā yí | n | maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) | |
| 3 | 阿拉伯语 | ā lā bó yǔ | nz | Arabic (language) |
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