The Chinese word for sister is
姐妹
jiě mèi
Chinese Definition
| sister | |
| 1. 名词. 姐姐、妹妹、姐妹 | |
| Components | |
| 姐 | |
| 1. elder sister | |
| 姐姐 - elder sister | |
| 姐妹 - sisters | |
| 2. young lady | |
| 小姐 - young lady, Miss | |
| 3. (Sichuanese) mother | |
| 妹 | |
| 1. younger sister |
Translations for 妹 and their definitions
| 姐姐 | |
| 1. n. elder sister; big sister | |
| 我 昨天 晚上 給 姐姐 打電話 了。 - I phoned my sister last night. | |
| 2. n. (Term of address for a (young) female older than oneself.) | |
| 3. n. (archaic) female servant | |
| 4. n. (Hong Kong Cantonese) female domestic helper |
| 妹妹 | |
| 1. n. younger sister |
| 姐妹 | |
| 1. n. elder sister and younger sister; sisters |
| 嬃 | |
| 1. (archaic, used in the (state of Chu)) elder sister |
| 媭 | |
| 1. (archaic, used in the (state of Chu)) elder sister |
| 姊妹 | |
| 1. n. sisters | |
| 2. n. (figurative) sister | |
| 3. usage. younger sister are the usual nouns for referring to one's sister. |
Pronunciation
jiě mèi
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