aunt; maternal aunt
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
aunt; maternal aunt
informalColloquial and affectionate term for one's mother's sister. The suffix 儿 indicates intimacy or regional (Northern) dialectal usage.
Wǒ我
yí姨
r儿
míng明
tiān天
cóng从
Běi北
jīng京
lái来
kàn看
wǒ我
。
My aunt is coming to visit me from Beijing tomorrow.
Sān三
yí姨
r儿
zhù住
zài在
Shàng上
hǎi海
，
hěn很
shǎo少
huí回
lái来
。
Third Aunt lives in Shanghai and rarely comes back.
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Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
wǒ我
cháng常
cháng常
qù去
yí姨
r儿
jiā家
wán玩
。
When I was little, I often went to play at my aunt's house.