妹妹

mèi mei

CL 位 wèi 个 gè

HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Noun Very common

Definitions

1. younger sister
2. young woman

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 姐姐 jiě jie 姐姐 jiě jie older sister 兄弟姐妹关系中的称呼: older sister

Counterparts

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• 姐姐 jiě jie 姐姐 jiě jie older sister 家庭成员称呼: older sister

Related words

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• 姐妹 jiě mèi 姐妹 jiě mèi sisters sisters: sisters
• 兄妹 xiōng mèi 兄妹 xiōng mèi brother(s) and sister(s) elder brother and younger sister: brother(s) and sister(s)

Usage notes

Collocations

妹妹 often appears with 小 (little) as 小妹妹 to refer to a very young girl or affectionately.

Common mistakes

Avoid adding '的' before 妹妹 when it directly follows a personal pronoun; '我妹妹' (my younger sister) is correct, not '我的妹妹', unless for emphasis.

Example Sentences

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我 妹妹 很可爱。

My younger sister is very cute.

她是我 妹妹 。

She is my younger sister.

她弹钢琴为 妹妹 伴奏。

She plays the piano to accompany her younger sister.

愛麗絲沒有在聽她 妹妹 說話。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 842315)

George娶了我 妹妹 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 401122)

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Words Containing 妹妹

• 妹妹头 妹妹头 mèi mei tóu: bob (hairstyle)
• 小妹妹 小妹妹 xiǎo mèi mei: little sister

Child Words of 妹妹

• 妹 妹 mèi: younger sister