阿姨 (ā yí) — auntie (polite term of address for a woman of one's parents' generation); nanny, childcare worker, housekeeper (often used by children or families)
Definition
A friendly term of address for any woman of one's parents' generation, or for a nanny/housekeeper. Broader than 姨 (which is strictly mother's sister).
noun
auntie (polite term of address for a woman of one's parents' generation)nannychildcare workerhousekeeper (often used by children or families)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 阿姨。Wǒ jiā de ā yí měi tiān dōu gěi wǒ zuò fàn.Our nanny cooks for me every day.
- 阿姨，？ā yí, Qǐng wèn zhè fù jìn yǒu yóu jú ma?Auntie, is there a post office near here?
- 阿姨。Nà ge ā yí shì wǒ men xué xiào de lǎo shī.That auntie is a teacher at our school.
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