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姐

jiě

elder sister, young lady

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Strokes
8
Radical
女
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1
Tone
3

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Example sentences

  • 我还有个姐姐。

    Wǒ hái yǒu ge jiě jie

    I still have another sister.

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  • 她是我的姐姐。

    Tā shì wǒ de jiě jie

    She's my older sister.

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  • 她和我是姐弟。

    Tā hé wǒ shì jiě dì

    She and I are brother and sister.

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  • 我的姐姐有工作。

    Wǒ de jiě jie yǒu gōng zuò

    My sister has a job.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 姐

  • 姐姐jiě jie 3–5older sister
  • 小姐xiǎo jie 3–5young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute
  • 姐jiě 3older sister
  • 姐妹jiě mèi 3–4 sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
  • 大姐dà jiě 4–3 big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)