| 姐妹 | jiě mèi | sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc) | |
| 大姐 | dà jiě | big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) | |
| 姐夫 | jiě fu | (coll.) older sister's husband | |
| 表姐 | biǎo jiě | older female cousin via female line | |
| 师姐 | shī jiě | senior female fellow student or apprentice; daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher |
| 1 | She is my elder sister. | |
| 2 | My sister likes drinking tea. | |
| 3 | The girl is very pretty. | |
| 4 | This young lady is very beautiful. | |
| 5 | My sister is a teacher. |