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继母
继母
(jì mǔ): Stepmother (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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继 • jì • following; after • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
jì
继
following; after
母 • mǔ • mother; female parent; origin • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
mǔ
母
mother; female parent; origin
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 继母.
Words with
继
继续
jì xù
to carry on; continue
继承
jì chéng
inherit; succeed; carry on
相继
xiāng jì
successively / one after another
继父
jì fù
Stepfather
继而
jì ér
And then
前赴后继
qián fù hòu jì
advance in succession / follow in each other's footsteps
夜以继日
yè yǐ jì rì
day and night / round the clock
继任
jì rèn
to succeed (a position); successor
Words with
母
母亲
mǔ qīn
mother
母女
mǔ nǚ
mother and daughter
母子
mǔ zǐ
mother and child
父母
fù mǔ
father and mother; parents
字母
zì mǔ
letters [of an alphabet]
伯母
bó mǔ
aunt [wife of father's elder brother]
岳母
yuè mǔ
mother-in-law
母语
mǔ yǔ
mother tongue
4.
How to Use 继母 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
位
yí
一
wèi
位
jì
继
mǔ
母
neutral
a stepmother
Noun + Modifier
with
角色
jì
继
mǔ
母
de
的
jué
角
sè
色
Verb + Object
with
相处
yǔ
与
jì
继
mǔ
母
xiāng
相
chǔ
处
Adjective + Noun
with
恶毒
è
恶
dú
毒
jì
继
mǔ
母
5.
Example Sentences with 继母
tā
她
shì
是
wǒ
我
de
的
jì
继
mǔ
母
neutral
the role of a stepmother
neutral
get along with stepmother
neutral
wicked stepmother
。
She is my stepmother.
wǒ
我
de
的
jì
继
mǔ
母
zài
在
jiā
家
zú
族
qǐ
企
yè
业
zhōng
中
dān
担
rèn
任
zhuó
着
zhòng
重
yào
要
de
的
guǎn
管
lǐ
理
zhí
职
wù
务
。
My stepmother holds an important management position in the family business.
nǐ
你
hé
和
nǐ
你
jì
继
mǔ
母
de
的
guān
关
xì
系
zuì
最
jìn
近
yǒu
有
suǒ
所
gǎi
改
shàn
善
ma
吗
？
Has your relationship with your stepmother improved recently?
wǒ
我
de
的
jì
继
mǔ
母
duì
对
wǒ
我
hěn
很
hǎo
好
，
jīng
经
cháng
常
bāng
帮
wǒ
我
fǔ
辅
dǎo
导
gōng
功
kè
课
。
My stepmother is very kind to me and often helps me with my homework.
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
tā
她
bú
不
shì
是
wǒ
我
de
的
jì
继
mǔ
母
，
què
却
jǐ
给
yǔ
予
le
了
wǒ
我
mǔ
母
qīn
亲
bān
般
de
的
guān
关
huái
怀
。
Even though she is not my stepmother, she has given me motherly care.
