姨母 (yí mǔ) — maternal aunt (mother's sister)

Definizione

Formal/literary term for mother's sister. More literary than 姨妈, which is the everyday spoken form.

noun

maternal aunt (mother's sister)

Classificatore · 位

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.