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 zuìdà 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