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阿梅

Āméi
proper noun #30,356

Meanings

  1. 1 A-Mei (affectionate Chinese nickname for someone whose name contains 梅 'Plum')
  2. 2 A-Mei (Taiwanese pop singer Chang Hui-mei / 张惠妹)

Examples

HSK 2
阿梅，过来一下。
Āméi, guòlái yīxià.
A-Mei, come here for a moment.
HSK 7-9
阿梅是张惠妹的昵称。
Āméi shì Zhāng Huìmèi de nìchēng.
A-Mei is Chang Hui-mei's nickname.

Tips

culture
阿 + last syllable of someone's given name is the standard southern Chinese / Cantonese / Taiwanese pattern for affectionate nicknames (阿强, 阿玲, 阿伟). The most internationally famous 阿梅 is 张惠妹 (Chang Hui-mei), the Taiwanese Puyuma-aboriginal pop diva nicknamed the 'Diva of Asia', active since the late 1990s and still selling out arenas.
usage
Used among family, close friends, or to address someone younger/familiar. Don't use 阿+name with bosses, elders you don't know well, or in formal settings.

Stroke Order

阿 ā
梅 méi