Chinese Word of the Day

继母
jì mǔ

step-mother

Definitions

Chinese > English
继母
1. Simplified form of 繼母
繼母	jìmǔ
1. n. stepmother
English > Chinese
step-mother
1. 阿姨
Components
继
1. Simplified form of 繼
繼	jì
1. to continue; to maintain; to carry on; to follow
2. to inherit and carry on; to succeed
繼承 - to inherit
繼位 - to succeed to the throne; to inherit the throne
3. follow-up; ensuing; following
4. immediately afterward; right afterward; soon after
Ji
母	mǔ
1. mother
父母 - father and mother
母子 - mother and son
(ant, zh, 父)
2. (Used to address a female elder member of a family.)
姑母 - father's sister
祖母 - grandmother
(ant, zh, 父)
3. (of animal) female
母牛 - female cow
Synonyms: 雌
(ant, zh, 公)
4. pertaining to origin
母校 - alma mater
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