阿Q
Ā Q
Pinyin
Definition
阿Q
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- Ah Q, antihero of Lu Xun's influential 1921 novella The True Story of Ah Q 阿Q正傳|阿Q正传[Ā Q Zhèng zhuàn]
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 cute (loanword)
- 2 (of food) having a pleasant chewiness (like mochi, tapioca pearls, taro balls etc – foods with a springy or gel-like mouthfeel)
- 3 (loanword) to cue sb
- 1 abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗[Ā fù hàn]
- 1 maternal aunt
- 2 step-mother
- 3 childcare worker
- 4 nursemaid
- 5 woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)
- 6 classifier: 个 gè
- 1 Miami (Florida)
- 1 (derog.) an Indian
Idioms (2)
吴下阿蒙
- 1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
阿谀奉承
- 1 flattering and fawning (idiom)
- 2 sweet-talking
Sample Sentences
对,得慢慢读。我们上大学的时候,老师足足讲了半个学期的 《 阿Q正传 》 。
Yeah. You need to read them slowly. When we were in college, the professor talked for a full half-semester about ''The True Story of Ah Q."
阿Q正传 》 真是绝了,戏谑的背后,又有着深切的悲哀。
''The True Story of Ah Q" really is a masterpiece. With a sharp, funny backdrop, it also tells a tragic tale.