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The Chinese word mama - 妈妈 - māma
(mother in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
māma
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English translations
mother,
mom, mama
Chinese characters:
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妈妈 ( mama / māma ) in traditional characters
媽媽
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 妈妈 ( mama / māma ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Mama, wo huilai le!
Māma, wǒ huílai le!– English translation: Mom, I'm home!
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Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
female | mother
妈妈 ( mama / māma ) belongs to the 50 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 17)
妈妈 ( mama / māma ) belongs to the 50 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 17)
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