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Character · Verb · NounTraditional阿

flatter; show favor; donkey-hide gelatin

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to flatter; to fawn on; to curry favor with

formal

Often used in literary or formal contexts, particularly in compound words like 阿谀 or 阿附.

Tā他
wéi为
rén人
gāng刚
zhèng正
bù不
ē阿
 ，
cóng从
bù不
ē阿
yú谀
quán权
guì贵
 。

He is upright and never stoops to flatter the powerful.

Ē阿
fù附
quán权
guì贵
yǐ以
qiú求
jìn晋
shēng升
shì是
kě可
chǐ耻
de的
xíng行
wéi为
 。

Currying favor with the powerful to seek promotion is a shameful act.

2.

noun

donkey-hide gelatin (used in Traditional Chinese Medicine)

technical

A specific medicinal term referring to a tonic made from donkey hide, often used to enrich blood.

Zhōng中
yī医
rèn认
wéi为
ē阿
jiāo胶
yǒu有
bǔ补
xuè血
zhǐ止
xuè血
de的
gōng功
xiào效
 。

Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that donkey-hide gelatin has the effect of nourishing blood and stopping bleeding.

Zhè这
kuài块
ē阿
jiāo胶
hěn很
guì贵
zhòng重
 。

This piece of donkey-hide gelatin is very precious.