姐妹

jiě mèi

CL 个 gè 对 duì

HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Common

Definitions

1. sisters
2. siblings
3. sister (school, city etc)

Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 兄弟 xiōng dì 兄弟 xiōng dì brothers brothers; male siblings: brothers

Register variants

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• 姊妹 zǐ mèi 姊妹 zǐ mèi sister (school, city etc) more formal or literary term for sisters: sister (school, city etc)

Related words

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• 闺蜜 guī mì 闺蜜 guī mì (coll.) (a woman's) close female friend close female friend, not necessarily biological: (coll.) (a woman's) close female friend

Usage notes

Collocations

姐妹 can refer to a close female friend, not just biological sisters. Use in informal contexts to address or describe such friendships.

Example Sentences

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她是我最好的 姐妹 。

She is my best sister/friend.

Seiko 沒有 姐妹 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 346088)

安沒有 姐妹 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 834407)

他有兩個 姐妹 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10502297)

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Words Containing 姐妹

• 兄弟姐妹 兄弟姐妹 xiōng dì jiě mèi: brothers and sisters
• 姐妹花 姐妹花 jiě mèi huā: beautiful sisters
• 孪生姐妹 孪生姐妹 luán shēng jiě mèi: twin sisters
• 表姐妹 表姐妹 biǎo jiě mèi: female cousins via female line

Child Words of 姐妹

• 妹 妹 mèi: younger sister