# 阿拉伯语 (Ālābóyǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 阿拉伯语 (Ālābóyǔ) means “Arabic (language)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: Arabic (language)
- Pinyin: Ālābóyǔ (A1 la1 bo2 yu3)
- Traditional: 阿拉伯語
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他在大学学习阿拉伯语两年了。
  Tā zài dàxué xuéxí Ālābóyǔ liǎng nián le.
  He has been studying Arabic at university for two years.

## Characters

- 阿 (ā): prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to 
- [拉](https://hanziro.com/word/la-pull/) (lā): to pull; to drag
- 伯 (bó): father's elder brother; senior
- 语 (yǔ): dialect; language

https://hanziro.com/word/a-la-bo-yu-arabic/

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