大妈 大媽
大妈 大媽 dà mā ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚ daai6 maa1 HSK 4
- father's elder brother's wife
- aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
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More words with these characters
大
- 不大 bù dà ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ bat1 daai6 not very (clear, far away etc); not too
- 伟大 偉大 wěi dà ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ wai5 daai6 huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
- 增大 zēng dà ㄗㄥ ㄉㄚˋ zang1 daai6 to enlarge
- 壮大 壯大 zhuàng dà ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋ zong3 daai6 to strengthen; to build up
- 大事 dà shì ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ daai6 si6 major event
Show 15 more words with 大
- 大人 dà ren ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄖㄣ daai6 jan4 adult
- 大使 dà shǐ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˇ daai6 si3 ambassador
- 大便 dà biàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ daai6 bin6 to defecate
- 大力 dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 lik6 energetically; vigorously
- 大半 dà bàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ daai6 bun3 more than half
- 大哥 dà gē ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ daai6 go1 eldest brother
- 大地 dà dì ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ daai6 dei6 earth
- 大型 dà xíng ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ daai6 jing4 large
- 大多 dà duō ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄛ daai6 do1 for the most part
- 大大 dà dà ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄚˋ daai6 daai6 greatly
- 大夫 dà fū ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 senior official (in imperial China)
- 大夫 dài fu ㄉㄞˋ ˙ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 doctor; physician
- 大姐 dà jiě ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ daai6 ze2 big sister
- 大嫂 dà sǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄙㄠˇ daai6 sou2 older brother's wife
- 大学 大學 dà xué ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ daai6 hok6 university
妈 媽
- 妈妈 媽媽 mā ma ㄇㄚ ˙ㄇㄚ maa1 maa1 mama
- 舅妈 舅媽 jiù mā ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄚ kau5 maa1 (coll.) aunt
- 干妈 乾媽 gān mā ㄍㄢ ㄇㄚ gon1 maa1 adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
- 你妈 你媽 nǐ mā ㄋㄧˇ ㄇㄚ nei5 maa1 (interjection) fuck you
- 契妈 契媽 qì mā ㄑㄧˋ ㄇㄚ kai3 maa1 adoptive mother
Show 15 more words with 妈 媽
- 奶妈 奶媽 nǎi mā ㄋㄞˇ ㄇㄚ naai5 maa1 wet nurse
- 姆妈 姆媽 m mā m1 ㄇㄚ mou5 maa1 (dialect) mom; mother
- 姑妈 姑媽 gū mā ㄍㄨ ㄇㄚ gu1 maa1 (coll.) father's married sister
- 姨妈 姨媽 yí mā ㄧˊ ㄇㄚ ji4 maa1 (coll.) mother's sister
- 娘妈 娘媽 niáng mā ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄚ noeng4 maa1 (coll.) woman
- 妈咪 媽咪 mā mi ㄇㄚ ˙ㄇㄧ maa1 mi4 mommy (loanword)
- 妈宝 媽寶 mā bǎo ㄇㄚ ㄅㄠˇ maa1 bou2 mama's boy
- 妈的 媽的 mā de ㄇㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ maa1 dik1 see 他妈的
- 妈祖 媽祖 Mā zǔ ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇ maa1 zou2 Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
- 宝妈 寶媽 bǎo mā ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄚ bou2 maa1 a mom (mother of a young child)
- 小妈 小媽 xiǎo mā ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄚ siu2 maa1 father's concubine
- 后妈 後媽 hòu mā ㄏㄡˋ ㄇㄚ hau6 maa1 (coll.) stepmother
- 爸妈 爸媽 bà mā ㄅㄚˋ ㄇㄚ baa1 maa1 dad and mom
- 老妈 老媽 lǎo mā ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄚ lou5 maa1 mother; mom
- 亲妈 親媽 qīn mā ㄑㄧㄣ ㄇㄚ can1 maa1 biological mother; real mom
Idioms with these characters
- 彪形大汉 彪形大漢 biāo xíng dà hàn ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ biu1 jing4 daai6 hon3 (idiom) burly chap; husky fellow
- 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣ bok3 daai6 zing1 sam1 (idiom) wide-ranging and profound
- 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄨˋ but6 jin4 daai6 nou6 (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
Show 7 more idioms with 大
- 不识大体 不識大體 bù shí dà tǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧˇ bat1 sik1 daai6 tai2 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
- 吃大锅饭 吃大鍋飯 chī dà guō fàn ㄔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
- 春秋大梦 春秋大夢 chūn qiū dà mèng ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄥˋ ceon1 cau1 daai6 mung6 grand dreams
- 粗枝大叶 粗枝大葉 cū zhī dà yè ㄘㄨ ㄓ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄝˋ cou1 zi1 daai6 jip6 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
- 大包大揽 大包大攬 dà bāo dà lǎn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄢˇ daai6 baau1 daai6 laam5 to take complete charge (idiom)
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 大吵大闹 大吵大鬧 dà chǎo dà nào ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄠˋ daai6 caau2 daai6 naau6 to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss
Example sentences
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大妈 大媽 , 我们 我們 给 給 您 拜年 来 來 啦 ！
Auntie, we’ve come to wish you a Happy New Year.
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