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妈妈

mā ma

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pinyin
mā ma
simplified
妈妈
traditional
媽媽

1 · noun

mom

对母亲的日常称呼。

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Mom put a small card in my schoolbag.

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妈妈在我的书包里放了一张小卡片。

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