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阿姨

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HSK 3 2-character word Measure word 个

What 阿姨 means

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)

The characters in 阿姨

• 阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity…
• 姨yímother's sister; aunt

Example sentences

• 我阿姨住在纽约。
  My aunt lives in New York.
• 他呆在他阿姨家。
  He stayed at his aunt's house.
• 我阿姨有三个孩子。
  My aunt has three children.
• 你叔叔给你阿姨剪头发。
  Nǐ shūshu gěi nǐ āyí jiǎntóufa.
  Your uncle gives your aunt a haircut.
• 我的阿姨因肺癌去世了。
  My aunt died of lung cancer.
• 我阿姨给我带来了一些花。
  Wǒ āyí gěi wǒ dàilái le yīxiē huā.
  My aunt brought me some flowers.