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妹妹

mèi mei · mei mei

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Old HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. younger sister
  2. young woman
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  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)给(gěi)妹妹(mèimei)买(mǎi)一份(yīfèn)礼物(lǐwù)。

    Dengdeng, I want to buy a gift for my sister.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)妹妹(mèimei)多大(duōdà)了(le)？

    How old is your sister?

  3. Liangliang

    她(tā)十岁(shísuì)，喜欢(xǐhuan)画画(huàhuà)。

    She is ten and likes drawing.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)买(mǎi)一盒(yīhé)彩笔(cǎibǐ)吧(ba)！

    Then buy a box of colored pencils!

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)妹妹(mèimei)已经(yǐjīng)有(yǒu)三盒(sānhé)彩笔(cǎibǐ)了(le)。

    But my sister already has three boxes of colored pencils.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)送(sòng)她(tā)一(yī)大(dà)卷(juǎn)白纸(báizhǐ)吧(ba)！

    Then give her a big roll of white paper!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

目(mù)前(qián)，我(wǒ)妹(mèi)妹(mei)在(zài)一(yì)家(jiā)超(chāo)市(shì)当(dāng)收(shōu)银(yín)员(yuán)。

Currently, my sister works as a cashier at a supermarket.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)个(ge)在(zài)弹(tán)钢(gāng)琴(qín)的(de)女(nǚ)孩(hái)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)妹(mèi)妹(mei)。

That girl playing the piano is my little sister.

Tatoeba: Chinese by anndiana · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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妹
mèi

younger sister

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