姑

Pronunciation : gū [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : aunt. (n) sister-in-law. (n) nun. (n) for the time being. (adv) Radical : 女 Strokes : 8 Traditional : 姑 Usage : 11%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

姑姑 gū gu

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:

aunt

2.

姑娘 gū niang

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:

girl

3.

姑且 gū qiě

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:

tentatively; for time being

4.

姑丈 gū zhàng

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:

paternal aunt's husband

5.

尼姑 ní gū

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:

Buddhist nun

6.

三姑六婆 sān gū liù pó

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:

women whose professions are either illegitimate or disreputable

Sentences:

1. I grew up at my aunt's house from when I was little. wǒ cóng xiǎo zài gū gu jiā zhǎng dà 。 我 从 小 在 姑 姑 家 长 大 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

我 : I 从 : from 小 : small 在 : at 姑姑 : aunt 家 : house 长大 : grow up

2. The little girl is very lovely. zhè ge xiǎo gū niang shí fēn kě ài 。 这 个 小 姑 娘 十 分 可 爱 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

这 : this 个 : measure word 小 : little 姑娘 : girl 十分 : very 可爱 : lovely

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Mandarin class Lesson 8

How to express numbers more than 100. Some words about Chinese Currency.

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