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阿 姨

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n.dialauntie; (mother's sister) aunt; aunty
- wǒ de ā yí duì wài gōng hěn hǎo
  我的阿姨对外公很好。
  Auntie is very nice to grandpa.
- wǒ ā yí lí kāi fáng jiān shí qì de hún shēn fā dǒu
  我阿姨离开房间时气得浑身发抖。
  My aunt was shaking with anger as she left the room.
- mā ma yǒu liǎng gè jiě jie yī gè mèi mei suǒ yǐ wǒ yǒu sān gè ā yí
  妈妈有两个姐姐，一个妹妹，所以我有三个阿姨。
  My mother has two elder sisters and one younger sister, so I have three aunts.
synonym
yí mā姨妈 yí niáng姨娘
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n.resp(a form of address for a woman of one's mother's generation) auntie
- wáng ā yí nín qǐng zuò
  王阿姨，您请坐。
  Please take a seat, Auntie Wang.
- dí dì ā yí gěi nǐ liú le yī gè bāo guǒ
  迪蒂阿姨给你留了一个包裹。
  Aunt Deta has left a bundle for you.
- mǎ lì ā yí zǒng shì chuān yī xiē xíng bù zěn me hǎo de hēi qún zi
  玛丽阿姨总是穿一些形不怎么好的黑裙子。
  Aunt Mary wore shapeless black dresses.
synonym
dà yí大姨
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n.housemaid; nanny; nursemaid in a family or a childcare worker in a nursery school or kindergarten
- tā zhǎo le gè xiǎo shí gōng ā yí
  她找了个小时工阿姨。
  She got a nanny paid by the hour.

common measure word
"阿姨" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位".
- 一个阿姨
  one aunt
- 一位阿姨
  one aunt

阿姨