后妈

後媽

hòumā

noun #27,803

Measure Word

一位后妈 wèi

Meanings

1 stepmother (colloquial)

Characters

after; later; behind

Examples

她的后妈对她非常好，视如己出。

Tā de hòumā duì tā fēicháng hǎo, shì rú jǐ chū.

Her stepmother treats her very well, like her own child.

童话故事里的后妈往往是反派角色。

Tónghuà gùshì lǐ de hòumā wǎngwǎng shì fǎnpài juésè.

Stepmothers in fairy tales are often the villainous characters.

Tips

usage

后妈 is colloquial. The formal term is 继母 (jìmǔ). 后妈 is the everyday spoken word, while 继母 appears in formal writing and legal contexts.

Stroke Order

后 hòu

妈 mā