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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

阿姨 [āyí]
  1. 1. noun [指年长妇女] auntie
    阿姨是妈妈的好朋友。
    Auntie Li is a good friend of Mum's.
  2. 2. noun [女保育员] carer

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

阿姨 [āyí]
  1. 1. [dialect] mother's sister; aunt
  2. 2. a form of address for a woman of one's parents generation; auntie
  3. 3. a nursemaid in a family or a childcare worker in a nursery school or kindergarten

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

阿姨 [āyí]
  1. 1. 对跟母亲年岁相仿而无亲属关系的女性的称呼。
  2. 2. 对保育员或保姆的称呼。

Examples

隔壁阿姨长舌快嘴,整天唠叨不休。 长舌
阿姨亲热地拉着他的手,问个不停。 亲热
这位阿姨负责楼道的清洁卫生。 清洁
她穿着阿姨给她买的绣花棉袄。 绣花
我的阿姨生前一直在这个热气熏蒸的车间里工作。 熏蒸
阿姨一口咬定这件事情是我做的。 一口咬定
阿姨毫无怨言地抚育着一个孤儿。 抚育
阿姨给我买的那个帽子真好看。 帽子
幼儿园阿姨教小朋友们玩捉迷藏。 捉迷藏
阿姨请进来坐坐吧。

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现在不少人把保姆,钟点工女性称为阿姨.


by Steve

2007.05.17 0 1 Good 0 / Bad 0

这块儿表好看吗?这是我阿姨送给我的生日礼...


by Tracy

2007.05.16 0 2 Good 0 / Bad 0

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