伯母

bómǔ

noun HSK 7 #17,215

Measure Word

一位伯母 wèi

Meanings

1 wife of father's elder brother
2 aunt
3 polite address for older woman

Characters

Examples

伯母做的菜特别好吃。

Bómǔ zuò de cài tèbié hǎochī.

Auntie's cooking is especially delicious.

请问，伯母在家吗？

Qǐngwèn, bómǔ zài jiā ma?

Excuse me, is Auntie home?

Tips

usage

伯母 is the formal counterpart of 大妈 (dàmā) or 大娘 (dàniáng). It's commonly used to address a friend's mother or father's older brother's wife.

Stroke Order

伯 bó

母 mǔ