妈妈/媽媽 māma — mum, mother

Meanings

1. 1

   mum, mother

   The everyday word for one’s mother, used both in speech about her and in addressing her directly. Like 爸爸, it takes no 的 after a pronoun.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 妈/媽

  mā (first tone, high and level)

  mother, mum (chiefly in 妈妈); a form of address for an older married woman

  6 strokes⿰女马Radical 女
• 妈/媽

  mā (first tone, high and level)

  mother, mum (chiefly in 妈妈); a form of address for an older married woman

  6 strokes⿰女马Radical 女

Example sentences

• 我妈妈是老师。/我媽媽是老師。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) māma (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) lǎoshī. (third tone, dipping)···

  My mum is a teacher.

• 妈妈买了很多水果。/媽媽買了很多水果。Māma (first tone, high and level) mǎile (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level) shuǐguǒ. (third tone, dipping)···

  Mum bought a lot of fruit.

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