姨
yí
Meaning
- mother's sister
- aunt
Definition
母亲的姐妹；也可泛指与母亲同辈的女性亲属。
Mother's sister; also used generically for female relatives of mother's generation.
Usage
用于称呼母亲的姐妹或与母亲同辈的已婚女性，常加排行（如大姨、二姨）。
Used to address mother's sisters or married women of mother's generation, often with a ranking (e.g., 大姨, 二姨).
Examples
- 1 我姨今天来我家做客。(My aunt came to visit my home today.)
- 2 她是我二姨，对我特别好。(She is my second aunt, and she is especially nice to me.)
- 3 过年时我们要去给姨拜年。(During the New Year, we will go to pay New Year's visits to our aunts.)
- 4 我妈妈有三个姐妹，我管她们都叫姨。(My mother has three sisters, and I call them all aunts.)
- 5 邻居家的阿姨虽然不是我亲姨，但也很照顾我。(The neighbor's aunt, though not my biological aunt, still takes good care of me.)
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