Chinese Word: 妹 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

妹HSK 2

Pinyin: mèi

English Definition: younger sister

Chinese Definition:
①称同父母(或只同父、只同母)而比自己年纪小的女子：妹妹。兄妹。弟妹(a。弟弟和妹妹的合称；b。俗称弟妇)。妹夫。
②对比自己年纪小的同辈女性的称呼：表妹。师妹。世妹。
③姊姐。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 女

Pictophonetic: 未 indicates the sound; 女 (woman) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 女 [ nǚ ] woman, girl; female
- 未 [ wèi ] not yet; 8th terrestrial branch

Similar Characters: 昧味妺

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姐妹	jiě mèi	sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
姊妹	zǐ mèi	(older and younger) sisters; sister (school, city etc)
表妹	biǎo mèi	younger female cousin via female line
兄妹	xiōng mèi	brother(s) and sister(s)	HSK 5
弟妹	dì mèi	younger sibling; younger brother's wife

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1		wǒ 我 mèi 妹 shuō 说 de 的 duì 对。 My sister was right.
2		tā 她 shì 是 wǒ 我 xiǎo 小 mèi 妹。 She's my youngest sister.
3		hái yǒu 还有 wǒ 我 de 的 xiǎo 小 mèi 妹。 My little sister.
4		tā 他 yǒu 有 liǎng 两 dì 弟 yī 一 mèi 妹。 He has two younger brothers and one sister.
5		qǐng 请 nǐ 你 gào sù 告诉 lìng mèi 令妹， wǒ 我 hěn 很 xiǎng 想 hé 和 tā 她 jiàn 见 jiàn miàn 见面。 Pray tell your sister that I long to see her.

1		wǒ 我 mèi 妹 shuō 说 de 的 duì 对。 My sister was right.
2		tā 她 shì 是 wǒ 我 xiǎo 小 mèi 妹。 She's my youngest sister.
3		hái yǒu 还有 wǒ 我 de 的 xiǎo 小 mèi 妹。 My little sister.
4		tā 他 yǒu 有 liǎng 两 dì 弟 yī 一 mèi 妹。 He has two younger brothers and one sister.
5		qǐng 请 nǐ 你 gào sù 告诉 lìng mèi 令妹， wǒ 我 hěn 很 xiǎng 想 hé 和 tā 她 jiàn 见 jiàn miàn 见面。 Pray tell your sister that I long to see her.