How to say “aunt” in Chinese
aunt; older woman
“Aunt” in Chinese is 阿姨, ā yí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
阿姨 is read ā yí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It goes before kinship words and names; it means nothing on its own.
On the left, 女 “woman”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “阿姨”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 阿姨. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 阿姨好！āyíhǎoHello, auntie!
- 这是王阿姨。zhèshìWángāyíThis is Aunt Wang.
More words from the lesson “Aunts, uncles and neighbors”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “aunt” in Chinese?
“Aunt” in Chinese is 阿姨, pinyin āyí.
What does 阿姨 mean?
阿姨 (āyí) means “aunt; older woman”.
How do you write 阿姨?
阿姨 is 2 characters: 阿 (ā) — prefix for addressing; 姨 (yí) — aunt (mother's sister). The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 阿姨?
阿姨 is read āyí. Tones: ā — first tone, yí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“aunt” in the lesson “Aunts, uncles and neighbors”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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