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阿姨

ā yí · a yi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 3Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. maternal aunt
  2. step-mother
  3. childcare worker
  4. nursemaid
  5. woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)
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Auntie and the greens

  1. Liangliang

    楼下(lóuxià)的(de)阿姨(āyí)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)一袋(yīdài)青菜(qīngcài)。

    The auntie downstairs gave me a bag of greens.

  2. Dengdeng

    真好(zhēnhǎo)！你(nǐ)谢(xiè)阿姨(āyí)了(le)吗(ma)？

    So nice! Did you thank her?

  3. Liangliang

    谢(xiè)了(le)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)叫成(jiàochéng)了(le)奶奶(nǎinai)。

    I did, but I called her grandma by mistake.

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？阿姨(āyí)什么(shénme)反应(fǎnyìng)？

    Oh? How did the auntie react?

  5. Liangliang

    她(tā)笑着(xiàozhe)说(shuō)，下次(xiàcì)再(zài)这样(zhèyàng)，青菜(qīngcài)就(jiù)不(bù)给(gěi)了(le)。

    She smiled and said: do that again and no more greens.

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01

阿(ā)姨(yí)，您(nín)别(bié)客(kè)气(qi)，喝(hē)杯(bēi)开(kāi)水(shuǐ)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

No need to trouble yourself, Auntie. A glass of boiled water will be plenty.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by luxdelumine · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

邻(lín)居(jū)阿(ā)姨(yí)每(měi)天(tiān)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)照(zhào)顾(gù)孩(hái)子(zi)。

The neighbor auntie helps me take care of my child every day.

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阿
ā

prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity; used in transliteration

姨
yí

mother's sister; aunt

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