姨妈

yí mā · yi ma

Traditional 姨媽

Meaning

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  1. (coll.) mother's sister
  2. maternal aunt

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)姨(yí)妈(mā)下(xià)个(gè)月(yuè)要(yào)来(lái)我(wǒ)家(jiā)住(zhù)几(jǐ)天(tiān)。

My aunt is coming to stay at my home for a few days next month.

02

她(tā)给(gěi)姨(yí)妈(mā)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yì)条(tiáo)围(wéi)巾(jīn)作(zuò)为(wéi)生(shēng)日(rì)礼(lǐ)物(wù)。

She bought her aunt a scarf as a birthday gift.

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