妈妈 māma▶ madre

Stroke order

妈妈 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

• 妈 — 6 strokes
• 妈 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. mama
2. mommy
3. mother

Example sentences

• 妈妈在做菜。Māma zài zuò cài.Mother is cooking.
• 我妈妈很漂亮。Wǒ māma hěn piàoliang.My mother is very beautiful.

Related words

• 爸爸padre
• 儿子hijo

妈妈 is pronounced māma and means “madre”. It is part of the HSK 1 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 妈妈 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.