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阿司匹林

ā sī pǐ líndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(loanword) aspirin
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-773788e418523b02. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

阿司匹林 阿司匹林 [a1 si1 pi3 lin2] /(loanword) aspirin/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 阿
    ā

    prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[Ā fù hàn] "Afghanistan"

    ē

    (literary) to flatter / to curry favor with

  • 司
    sī

    to take charge of / to manage / department (under a ministry)

    Sī

    surname Si

  • 匹
    pǐ

    (bound form) matching / comparable to / (bound form) alone / single / one of a pair / classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pī]) / classifier for cloth: bolt / horsepower

  • 林
    lín

    (bound form) woods / forest / (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / (bound form) a collection (of similar things)

    Lín

    surname Lin / Japanese surname Hayashi

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