婶 (shěn) — aunt (wife of father's younger brother); auntie (polite address for a woman of one's mother's generation)
Definition
婶 (shěn) refers to your father's younger brother's wife and is also a polite way to address a woman of your mother's generation. It is a bound form: in family contexts use 婶子, and as a form of address use 大婶.
bound form
aunt (wife of father's younger brother)auntie (polite address for a woman of one's mother's generation)
Examples
- 。Wǒ shěn shěn zuò de cài tè bié hǎo chī.The food my aunt makes is especially delicious.
- ，？shěn Zi, nín zhī dào yóu jú zěn me zǒu ma?Auntie, do you know how to get to the post office?
- ，，。Dà shěn, nín xiān zuò, wǒ qù dǎo chá.Auntie, please sit down first, I'll go make tea.
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