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婶婶

shěn shen · shen shen

Traditional 嬸嬸

Meaning

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  1. wife of father's younger brother
  2. aunt
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The wrong envelope

  1. Liangliang

    过年(guònián)的(de)时候(shíhou)，婶婶(shěnshen)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)一个(yīgè)红包(hóngbāo)。

    At New Year, my aunt gave me a red envelope.

  2. Dengdeng

    婶婶(shěnshen)是(shì)你(nǐ)爸爸(bàba)的(de)弟弟(dìdi)的(de)太太(tàitai)吗(ma)？

    Is your aunt your dad's younger brother's wife?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)！我(wǒ)还(hái)有(yǒu)叔叔(shūshu)和(hé)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)堂弟(tángdì)。

    Yes! I also have an uncle and a little cousin.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)家人(jiārén)真(zhēn)多(duō)，红包(hóngbāo)也(yě)多(duō)吧(ba)？

    You have so much family. Many red envelopes too, I guess?

  5. Liangliang

    但是(dànshì)婶婶(shěnshen)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)来(lái)，说(shuō)红包(hóngbāo)给错(gěicuò)人(rén)了(le)。

    But my aunt called and said she gave the red envelope to the wrong person.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)洋(yáng)娃(wá)娃(wa)是(shì)婶(shěn)婶(shen)给(gěi)我(wǒ)的(de)礼(lǐ)物(wù)。

This doll is a gift from my aunt.

Tatoeba: Chinese by miaojiandao · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)婶(shěn)婶(shen)做(zuò)了(le)一(yì)条(tiáo)新(xīn)裙(qún)子(zi)给(gěi)我(wǒ)。

My aunt made me a new skirt.

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

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