姑姑

姑姑 gūgu in a sentence

Paternal aunt†

Full dictionary entry HSK 5 2 sentences

姑姑 (gūgu) means Paternal aunt †. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

我 姑姑 住在南方。

Wǒ gūgu zhù zài nánfāng.

My aunt lives in the south.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 姑姑

姑姑 给我买了一件毛衣。

Gūgu gěi wǒ mǎi le yí jiàn máoyī.

My aunt bought me a sweater.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 姑姑

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How is 姑姑 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 姑姑 (gūgu, "Paternal aunt †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 姑姑 an HSK word?

Yes — 姑姑 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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