阿姨

āyí

noun HSK 4 #2,877

Meanings

HSK 1

我阿姨在医院工作。

Wǒ āyí zài yīyuàn gōngzuò.

My aunt works at a hospital.

HSK 2

那个阿姨对我们很热情。

Nàge āyí duì wǒmen hěn rèqíng.

That auntie was very warm to us.

HSK 4

阿姨每天都会来打扫房间。

Āyí měitiān dōu huì lái dǎsǎo fángjiān.

The domestic helper comes to clean the room every day.

culture

In China, 阿姨 is commonly used to address any woman roughly your mother's age, even strangers. It's polite and friendly.

usage

阿姨 specifically refers to a mother's sister in the family context. Father's sisters are called 姑姑 (gūgu).

culture

Household cleaners or nannies are often respectfully called 阿姨 in China.

阿 ā

姨 yí