MEANING/意义
    阿姨
      
  • ā yí
      
    sound for pinyin
      
      1
      
    nursemaid; step-mother; maternal aunt; childcare worker; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) 
    Type noun/名词  
        
      2
      
    aunt
    Type noun/名词  
        
EXAMPLES/列句
  • 向鱼阿姨借尾巴。
      
      
    xiàng yú ā yí jiè wěi ba .
      
    sound for pinyin
    (It)  borrows tail from Aunt Fish.

  • 叔叔,阿姨,你们好。
      
      
    shū shu ,ā yí ,nǐ men hǎo
      
    sound for pinyin
    Hello, uncle and aunt. (an endearing way for kids to address elder men and women) 
COMBINATIONS/组合
  • 阿姨们
      
    ā yí men
      
    sound for pinyin
    aunts

  • 胡阿姨
      
    hú ā yí
      
    sound for pinyin
    Auntie Hu (an endearing way for kids to address an elder woman whose surname is Hu) 

  • 叔叔阿姨
      
    shū shu ā yí
      
    sound for pinyin
    (biologically-related)  uncle and aunt; (children's address to any young man and woman)  uncle and aunt
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