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阿尔泰山脉

Ā ěr tài shān màidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Altai mountain chain on the border of Russia and Mongolia
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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.

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Original source entry:

阿爾泰山脈 阿尔泰山脉 [A1 er3 tai4 shan1 mai4] /Altai mountain chain on the border of Russia and Mongolia/

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Other forms in these source records: 阿爾泰山脈

  • 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

  • 尔
    ěr

    thus / so / like that / you / thou

  • 泰
    tài

    safe / peaceful / most / grand

    Tài

    Mt Tai 泰山[Tài Shān] in Shandong / abbr. for Thailand

  • 山
    shān

    mountain / hill (CL:座[zuò]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

    Shān

    surname Shan

  • 脉
    mài

    arteries and veins / vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)

    mò

    see 脈脈|脉脉[mò mò]

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