阿姨 ā yí
HSK 3 word
Meanings
- maternal aunt
- step-mother
- childcare worker
- nursemaid
- woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)
Characters
- 阿 ā: prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
- 姨 yí: mother's sister
Example sentences
阿姨，您别客气，喝杯开水就行。
No need to trouble yourself, Auntie. A glass of boiled water will be plenty.
Tatoeba #374679 by sysko (CC BY 2.0 FR)
上个星期我们在我阿姨的家。
We were at my aunt's last week.
Tatoeba #9489479 by BobbyLee (CC BY 2.0 FR)
Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).