阿姆

āmǔ
noun #37,066

Meanings

  1. 1 auntie; older woman; mother
  2. 2 Em (as in rapper Eminem 阿姆)

Examples

HSK 1
Āmǔ, nín màn diǎn zǒu.
Auntie, walk slowly.
HSK 6
Āmǔ de xīn zhuānjí fǎnxiǎng búcuò.
Eminem's new album has been well received.

Tips

register
The kinship sense (older woman / mother / sister-in-law term) is dialectal - mostly Wu and Min areas - and feels old-fashioned in standard Mandarin. Use 阿姨 for everyday 'auntie'.
culture
Far more common in modern usage: 阿姆 is the standard Chinese transliteration of American rapper Eminem (full name 埃米纳姆, but he's universally known as 阿姆 in Chinese hip-hop coverage).

Stroke Order

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