Usage note
阿姨是妈妈的姐妹或邻居中的成年女性。
Ā yí shì mā ma de jiě ruò huò lín jū zhōng de chéng nián nǚ xìng.
阿姨 refers to a maternal aunt or an adult female neighbor of your mother.
Context note
在日常生活中，你可以称呼邻居中的成年女性为阿姨。
Zài ráo cháng de shēnghuo zhōng, nǐ kě yǐ chēng shū lín jū zhōng de chéng nián nǚ xìng wèi ā yí.
In daily life, you can call adult women in your neighborhood aunties.
5 examples
我的邻居阿姨会做饭。
wǒ de lín jū ā yí huì zuò fàn。
My neighbor aunt cooks meals.
妈妈的朋友是阿姨。
mā ma de péng yǒu shì ā yí。
Mom's friend is an aunt.
阿姨教我学中文。
ā yí jiào wǒ xué zhōng wén。
The aunt taught me to learn Chinese.
阿姨的家离我家很近。
ā yí de jiā lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn。
Aunt's house is very close to mine.
妈妈让我叫她阿姨。
mā ma ràng wǒ jiào tā ā yí。
Mom asked me to call her aunt.
5 mini stories
有一天，我去找邻居阿姨帮忙。那天阿姨教我做蛋糕。
yǒu yì tiān， wǒ qù zhǎo lín jū ā yí bāng máng。 nà tiān ā yí jiào wǒ zuò dàn gāo。
One day, I went to ask my neighbor aunt for help. That day, the aunt taught me how to make a cake.
阿姨住在我们楼下的一个单元。她经常来我家玩。
ā yí zhù zài wǒ men lóu xià de yí gè dān yuán。 tā jīng cháng lái wǒ jiā wán。
The aunt lives in the apartment below ours. She often comes to play at my house.
妈妈的朋友阿姨来我家做客。我们一起吃了晚饭。
mā ma de péng yǒu ā yí lái wǒ jiā zuò kè。 wǒ men yì qǐ chī le wǎn fàn。
Mom's friend aunt came to my house as a guest. We had dinner together.
阿姨教我唱一首歌。那首歌是关于家庭的。
ā yí jiào wǒ chàng yì shǒu gē。 nà shǒu gē shì guān yú jiā tíng de。
The aunt taught me to sing a song. The song was about family.
阿姨送我一个玩具。我很喜欢那个玩具。
ā yí sòng wǒ yí gè wán jù。 wǒ hěn xǐ huan nà ge wán jù。
The aunt gave me a toy. I really liked that toy.
Mini dialogue
打招呼
A
阿姨好！
Āyí hǎo!
Hello, Auntie!
B
你好，小朋友。
Nǐ hǎo, xiǎopéngyǒu.
Hello, little friend.
妈妈的朋友
A
这位阿姨是妈妈的朋友。
Zhè wèi āyí shì māma de péngyǒu.
This auntie is mom's friend.
B
阿姨，请坐。
Āyí, qǐng zuò.
Auntie, please sit down.
Related words and contrasts
contrast
叔叔
shū shu
uncle
阿姨 is a friendly way to address a woman, 叔叔 is for a man.
related
妈妈
mā ma
mother
阿姨 can mean mother's sister or a friendly term for a woman.