阿里巴巴

Ālǐbābā

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Meanings

1 Alibaba — Chinese e-commerce conglomerate
2 Ali Baba — character from The Arabian Nights

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Examples

阿里巴巴是中国最大的电商公司之一。

Ālǐbābā shì Zhōngguó zuì dà de diànshāng gōngsī zhī yī.

Alibaba is one of China's largest e-commerce companies.

阿里巴巴旗下有淘宝和天猫。

Ālǐbābā qíxià yǒu Táobǎo hé Tiānmāo.

Alibaba owns Taobao and Tmall.

Tips

history

Founded by Jack Ma (马云) in Hangzhou in 1999. He picked the name because 'Alibaba' was recognizable worldwide and echoed the 'open sesame' moment of unlocking treasures for merchants. The 2020 IPO of Ant Group — Alibaba's fintech arm — was suspended by regulators days before listing, a turning point in the PRC's tech-sector crackdown.

In Pop Culture

马云 Mǎ Yún

Jack Ma

Alibaba founder, face of Chinese tech entrepreneurship in the 2000s–2010s.

双十一 Shuāng Shíyī

Singles' Day (Nov 11)

Alibaba turned this date into the world's biggest online shopping festival.

Stroke Order

阿 ā

里 lǐ

巴 bā