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阿莱奇冰川

Ā lái qí bīng chuāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Aletsch glacier, Switzerland
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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-956a0ff81dd7dc64. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

阿萊奇冰川 阿莱奇冰川 [A1 lai2 qi2 bing1 chuan1] /Aletsch glacier, Switzerland/

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Other forms in these source records: 阿萊奇冰川

  • 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

  • 莱
    lái

    name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc) / Chenopodium album

  • 奇
    jī

    odd (number)

    qí

    strange / odd / weird / wonderful / surprisingly / unusually

  • 冰
    bīng

    ice / CL:塊|块[kuài] / to chill sth / (of an object or substance) to feel cold / (of a person) cold / unfriendly / (slang) methamphetamine

  • 川
    chuān

    (bound form) river / creek / plain / an area of level country

    Chuān

    short name for Sichuan 四川[Sì chuān]

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