Meaning
governess
Chinese: 女家庭教师、保姆。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “mu” becomes a different word in each tone. 姆 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 保姆bǎo mǔnanny; babysitter; housekeeper
- 米姆mǐ mǔmeme (loanword)
- 兰姆lán mǔrum (beverage) (loanword)
- 姆妈m mā(dialect) mom; mother
- 欧姆ōu mǔ(loanword) ohm
Example Sentence
这家请了一位保姆照顾孩子。Zhè jiā qǐng le yí wèi bǎo mǔ zhào gù hái zi.This family hired a nanny to look after the children.
这Zhèthis家jiāhome请qǐngto ask了le(completed action)一yíone位wèiposition保姆bǎo mǔnanny照顾zhào gùto take care of孩子hái zichild。