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姐 jiě

elder sister; miss, young lady

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 1
Radical
女
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 女且 ⿰女且

Memory hint: woman

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  1. 我姐姐是医生。
    Wǒ jiějie shì yīshēng.
    My elder sister is a doctor.
    my elder-sister is doctor
  2. 那位小姐是你姐姐吗？
    Nà wèi xiǎojie shì nǐ jiějie ma?
    Is that young lady your sister?
    that (measure) miss is your elder-sister (question)
  3. 姐姐，帮我拿一下书吧。
    Jiějie, bāng wǒ ná yíxià shū ba.
    Sis, help me get the book.
    elder-sister, help me carry a-bit book (suggestion)
  4. 她不是我姐姐，是我朋友。
    Tā bú shì wǒ jiějie, shì wǒ péngyou.
    She's not my sister, she's my friend.
    she not is my elder-sister, is my friend
  5. 周末姐姐常常来我家吃饭。
    Zhōumò jiějie chángcháng lái wǒ jiā chīfàn.
    On weekends my sister often comes to my house to eat.
    weekend elder-sister often come my home eat-meal

Words with 姐 (2)