姨

yí

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HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. mother's sister
2. aunt

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Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 姑 gū 姑 gū paternal aunt paternal aunt, often used in 姑姑: paternal aunt
• 叔 shū 叔 shū uncle paternal uncle, often paired with 姨 in family contexts: uncle

Related words

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• 姨妈 yí mā 姨妈 yí mā (coll.) mother's sister specifically maternal aunt who is married, emphasizes the marital status: (coll.) mother's sister

Synonyms

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• 阿姨 ā yí 阿姨 ā yí maternal aunt general term for aunt, often used for any woman of mother's generation: maternal aunt

Usage notes

Collocations

Used with 大/小 to indicate older/younger maternal aunt: 大姨, 小姨.

Cultural notes

Addressing a familiar older woman as 阿姨 is polite; avoid using 姨 alone as a term of address.

Example Sentences

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我 姨 明天来看我们。

My aunt will come to see us tomorrow.

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Words Containing 姨

• 阿姨 阿姨 ā yí: maternal aunt
• 七大姑八大姨 七大姑八大姨 qī dà gū bā dà yí: distant relatives
• 三阿姨 三阿姨 sān ā yí: auntie, third eldest of sisters in mother's family
• 二阿姨 二阿姨 èr ā yí: auntie, second eldest of sisters in mother's family
• 大姨 大姨 dà yí: aunt (mother's eldest sister)
• 大姨妈 大姨妈 dà yí mā: (coll.) (euphemism) Aunt Flo (i.e. menstrual period)
• 大姨子 大姨子 dà yí zi: sister-in-law
• 大阿姨 大阿姨 dà ā yí: auntie, eldest of sisters in mother's family
• 姨丈 姨丈 yí zhàng: mother's sister's husband
• 姨太太 姨太太 yí tài tai: concubine
• 姨夫 姨夫 yí fu: mother's sister's husband
• 姨奶奶 姨奶奶 yí nǎi nai: father's mother's sister (coll.)
• 姨妹 姨妹 yí mèi: wife's younger sister
• 姨姐 姨姐 yí jiě: wife's elder sister
• 姨姥姥 姨姥姥 yí lǎo lao: mother's mother's sister
• 姨娘 姨娘 yí niáng: maternal aunt
• 姨妈 姨妈 yí mā: (coll.) mother's sister
• 姨妈巾 姨妈巾 yí mā jīn: (coll.) sanitary towel
• 姨母 姨母 yí mǔ: mother's sister
• 姨母笑 姨母笑 yí mǔ xiào: (neologism c. 2017) (slang) kindly, indulgent smile (usu. on the face of a woman)
• 姨父 姨父 yí fu: husband of mother's sister
• 姨甥男女 姨甥男女 yí sheng nán nǚ: wife's sister's children
• 婆姨 婆姨 pó yí: (dialect) wife
• 小姨 小姨 xiǎo yí: mother's youngest sister
• 小姨子 小姨子 xiǎo yí zi: (coll.) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her)
• 小阿姨 小阿姨 xiǎo ā yí: auntie, youngest of sisters in mother's family
• 细姨 细姨 xì yí: concubine