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姑姑

gū gu · gu gu

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HSK 6Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. paternal aunt
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Dad's sister

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)姑姑(gūgu)来(lái)我(wǒ)家(jiā)。

    My aunt is coming to my house today.

  2. Leon

    姑姑(gūgu)是(shì)爸爸(bàba)的(de)姐妹(jiěmèi)吗(ma)？

    Is 姑姑 your father's sister?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，爸爸(bàba)的(de)姐姐(jiějie)，我(wǒ)叫(jiào)她(tā)姑姑(gūgu)。

    Yes, my dad's older sister. I call her 姑姑.

  4. Leon

    那(nà)妈妈(māma)的(de)姐妹(jiěmèi)叫(jiào)什么(shénme)？

    And what do you call your mom's sister?

  5. Dengdeng

    叫(jiào)姨妈(yímā)。还有(háiyǒu)叔叔(shūshu)、舅舅(jiùjiu)。你(nǐ)慢慢(mànmàn)学(xué)。

    姨妈. There are also 叔叔 and 舅舅. Learn them slowly.

  6. Leon

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)知道(zhīdào)，姑姑(gūgu)带(dài)了(le)什么(shénme)好吃(hǎochī)的(de)！

    I just want to know what tasty things 姑姑 brought!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)姑(gū)姑(gu)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)一(yì)本(běn)相(xiàng)簿(bù)。

My aunt gave me an album.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

父(fù)亲(qīn)以(yǐ)他(tā)姑(gū)姑(gu)的(de)名(míng)字(zi)为(wèi)我(wǒ)命(mìng)名(míng)。

Father named me after his aunt.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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