母亲

In a sentence

• 我的母亲是一位很慈祥的人。

  My mother is a very kind person.

  Here, '母亲' is used as a formal and respectful way to refer to one's mother.

• 每年母亲节，我们都会送花给母亲。

  Every Mother's Day, we give flowers to our mother.

  In this sentence, '母亲' is used within a culturally specific context, namely Mother's Day, to denote one's mother explicitly.

• 母亲的爱是世界上最无私的爱。

  A mother's love is the most selfless love in the world.

  '母亲's role transcribes to a more general and symbolic representation of maternal love.