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Meaning of 姐

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Pinyin: jiě
English Definition: older sister
Chinese Definition:
①称同父母(或只同父、只同母)而比自己年纪大的女子:姐姐。姐夫。姐弟。
②对比自己年纪大的同辈女性的称呼:表姐。师姐。大姐(a。对一般年轻妇女的称呼;b。对排行最大的姐姐的称呼)。
③对未婚女子的通称:小姐(旧时称上层社会未婚女子,现多用于交际场合)。小大姐。
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (woman) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] woman, girl; female
    • [ qiě ] moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
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Example Words
姐妹 jiě mèi sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
大姐 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
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Example Sentences
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.