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妈妈 Traditional: 媽媽
Pinyin māma IPA [ma˥ ma] Zhuyin ㄇㄚ ㄇㄚ˙
HSK 1 noun 名词 Book 1 · Lesson 6 freq #527

Meaning

An informal, affectionate word for one's mother — "mom" or "mama". The formal equivalent is 母亲 (mǔqīn).

Measure Words

Examples

你妈妈呢? nǐ mā mā ne Where's your mom?
这是我的妈妈。 zhè shì wǒ de mā mā This is my mother.
她给她妈妈打电话。 tā gěi tā mā mā dǎ diàn huà She called up her mother on the phone.

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