继
母

Stepmother in Chinese: 继母 (jì mǔ)

jì mǔ

stepmother

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 繼母1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1stepmother

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继
母

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ㄐㄧˋ

jì

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄇㄨˇ

mǔ

ㄇ/ mㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

继母

Simplified

繼母

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 她的继母对她很好。

    tā de jì mǔ duì tā hěn hǎo。

    Her stepmother treats her very well.

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Related words

母

mǔ

mother

继

jì

to continue

继续

jì xù

to continue

母亲

mǔ qīn

mother

父母

fù mǔ

father and mother

字母

zì mǔ

letter (of the alphabet)

继承

jì chéng

to inherit

母鸡

mǔ jī

hen

母女

mǔ nǚ

mother and daughter

母子

mǔ zǐ

mother and child

祖母

zǔ mǔ

father's mother

伯母

bó mǔ

wife of father's elder brother

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