姑妈

gū mā · gu ma

Traditional 姑媽

Meaning

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  1. (coll.) father's married sister
  2. paternal aunt

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)姑(gū)妈(mā)住(zhù)在(zài)上(shàng)海(hǎi),每(měi)年(nián)春(chūn)节(jié)我(wǒ)们(men)都(dōu)会(huì)去(qù)看(kàn)她(tā)。

My paternal aunt lives in Shanghai, and we visit her every Spring Festival.

02

姑(gū)妈(mā)送(sòng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)一(yí)件(jiàn)她(tā)亲(qīn)手(shǒu)织(zhī)的(de)毛(máo)衣(yī)。

My paternal aunt gave me a sweater she knitted herself.

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