姨母 (yí mǔ) — maternal aunt (mother's sister)
Definition
Formal/literary term for mother's sister. More literary than 姨妈, which is the everyday spoken form.
noun
maternal aunt (mother's sister)
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 姨母。Wǒ měi gè zhōu mò dōu qù yí mǔ jiā chī fàn.Every weekend I go to my aunt's house for dinner.
- 姨母，。Wǒ de yí mǔ duì wǒ hěn hǎo, cháng cháng gěi wǒ mǎi lǐ wù.My maternal aunt is very kind to me and often buys me gifts.
- 姨母，。yí mǔ Hé wǒ mā ma shì jiě mèi, cháng dé hěn xiàng.My maternal aunt and my mother are sisters; they look very alike.
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