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姨妈

yí mā · yi ma

Traditional 姨媽

Meaning

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  1. (coll.) mother's sister
  2. maternal aunt
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Aunt's big dinner

  1. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)姨妈(yímā)要(yào)来(lái)我家(wǒjiā)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    Tomorrow my aunt is coming to eat at my place.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)姨妈(yímā)做饭(zuòfàn)好吃(hǎochī)吗(ma)？

    Is your aunt a good cook?

  3. Dengdeng

    好吃(hǎochī)，可是(kěshì)她(tā)每次(měicì)都(dōu)做(zuò)太多(tàiduō)。

    Yes, but she always cooks too much.

  4. Liangliang

    太多(tàiduō)是(shì)多少(duōshao)？

    How much is too much?

  5. Dengdeng

    上次(shàngcì)她(tā)做(zuò)了(le)十个(shígè)菜(cài)，可是(kěshì)只(zhǐ)来(lái)了(le)三个(sāngè)人(rén)。

    Last time she cooked ten dishes, but only three people came.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)也(yě)去(qù)，我(wǒ)来(lái)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)姨妈(yímā)吃(chī)！

    Then I will come tomorrow too and help your aunt eat!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)姨(yí)妈(mā)下(xià)个(gè)月(yuè)要(yào)来(lái)我(wǒ)家(jiā)住(zhù)几(jǐ)天(tiān)。

My aunt is coming to stay at my home for a few days next month.

02

她(tā)给(gěi)姨(yí)妈(mā)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yì)条(tiáo)围(wéi)巾(jīn)作(zuò)为(wéi)生(shēng)日(rì)礼(lǐ)物(wù)。

She bought her aunt a scarf as a birthday gift.

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