阿里

Ālǐ

noun #8,742

Meanings

1 Ali (Arabic/Muslim name)
2 Ngari (prefecture in Tibet)
3 short for 阿里巴巴 (Alibaba)

Characters

prefix (familiar address; phonetic)

inside; neighborhood (phonetic)

Phonetic transliteration — characters chosen for sound, not meaning.

Examples

穆罕默德·阿里是拳击之王。

Mùhǎnmòdé · Ālǐ shì quánjī zhī wáng.

Muhammad Ali is the king of boxing.

阿里巴巴是中国最大的电商公司之一。

Ālǐbābā shì Zhōngguó zuì dà de diànshāng gōngsī zhīyī.

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

Tips

usage

阿里 has multiple uses: as a transliteration of the Arabic name Ali, as a place name (阿里地区 in Tibet), and as a common abbreviation for 阿里巴巴 (Alibaba Group). Context determines which meaning is intended.

In Pop Culture

穆罕默德·阿里 Mùhǎnmòdé · Ālǐ

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, widely considered the greatest heavyweight of all time

阿里巴巴 Ālǐbābā

Alibaba

Chinese multinational tech company founded by Jack Ma

Stroke Order

阿 ā

里 lǐ