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继母

继母 (jì mǔ): Stepmother (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

继母 consists of 2 characters.

following; after

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

mother; female parent; origin

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Pinyinjì mǔ

MeaningStepmother

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word继母

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3.

How to Use 继母 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 继母 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith位

yí一

wèi位

jì继

mǔ母

neutral

a stepmother

Noun + Modifierwith角色

jì继

mǔ母

de的

jué角

sè色

Verb + Objectwith相处

yǔ与

jì继

mǔ母

xiāng相

chǔ处

Adjective + Nounwith恶毒

è恶

dú毒

jì继

mǔ母

4.

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.

wǒ我

cóng从

wèi未

jiāng将

jì继

mǔ母

shì视

wèi为

wài外

rén人

，

tā她

zǎo早

yǐ已

róng融

rù入

le了

wǒ我

men们

de的

jiā家

tíng庭

。

I have never regarded my stepmother as an outsider; she has long been integrated into our family.

suī虽

rán然

jì继

mǔ母

bú不

shì是

wǒ我

de的

qīn亲

shēng生

mǔ母

qīn亲

，

dàn但

tā她

yì一

zhí直

xiàng像

duì对

dài待

qīn亲

shēng生

nǚ女

ér儿

yī一

yàng样

zhào照

gù顾

wǒ我

。

Although my stepmother is not my biological mother, she has always taken care of me as if I were her own daughter.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yīn因

wèi为

jì继

mǔ母

de的

dào到

lái来

ér而

gǎn感

dào到

rèn任

hé何

bú不

shì适

huò或

pái排

chì斥

。

He did not feel any discomfort or rejection because of his stepmother's arrival.