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  • 1

    n.dialauntie; (mother's sister) aunt; aunty

    • wǒ de ā yí duì wài gōng hěn hǎo

      阿姨外公

      Auntie is very nice to grandpa.

    • wǒ ā yí lí kāi fáng jiān shí qì de hún shēn fā dǒu

      阿姨离开房间浑身

      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

      妈妈姐姐妹妹所以阿姨

      My mother has two elder sisters and one younger sister, so I have three aunts.

  • 2

    n.resp(a form of address for a woman of one's mother's generation) auntie

    • wáng ā yí nín qǐng zuò

      阿姨

      Please take a seat, Auntie Wang.

    • dí dì ā yí gěi nǐ liú le yī gè bāo guǒ

      迪蒂阿姨包裹

      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怎么裙子

      Aunt Mary wore shapeless black dresses.

  • 3

    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

      小时工阿姨

      She got a nanny paid by the hour.

Word usage

  • "阿姨" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位".
    • 阿姨

      one aunt

    • 阿姨

      one aunt