大婶

大嬸
dàshěn
noun #21,313

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
  2. 2 auntie (informal address for a middle-aged woman)

Examples

Dàshěn, nǐ hǎo, qǐngwèn zhè fùjìn yǒu chāoshì ma?
Excuse me, auntie — is there a supermarket nearby?
Tā de dàshěn měi tiān zǎoshang dōu zài guǎngchǎng tiào guǎngchǎng wǔ.
Her auntie does square dancing in the plaza every morning.
Jiē kǒu de dàshěn hěn rèqíng, jīngcháng bāng línjūmen pǎotuǐ.
The auntie at the street corner is very warm-hearted and often runs errands for the neighbors.

Tips

usage
大婶 in its strict sense is the wife of one's father's elder brother (伯父's wife). In everyday usage it is a respectful-informal term of address for any unfamiliar middle-aged woman, similar to calling someone 'auntie' in English.

Stroke Order

shěn