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姐妹

jiě mèi · jie mei

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Meaning

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  1. sisters
  2. siblings
  3. sister (school, city etc)
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Sisters in the morning

  1. Liangliang

    琦琦(qíqí)，听说(tīngshuō)你(nǐ)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)姐姐(jiějie)？

    Qiqi, I heard you have an older sister?

  2. Qiqi

    对(duì)，我们(wǒmen)是(shì)姐妹(jiěmèi)，不过(bùguò)长(zhǎng)得(de)不太(bùtài)一样(yīyàng)。

    Yes, we are sisters, but we don't look very alike.

  3. Dengdeng

    你们(nǐmen)姐妹(jiěmèi)俩(liǎ)关系(guānxi)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

    Are you two sisters close?

  4. Qiqi

    很好(hěnhǎo)，我们(wǒmen)姐妹(jiěmèi)早上(zǎoshang)总(zǒng)为(wèi)一件(yījiàn)衣服(yīfu)吵(chǎo)一分钟(yīfēnzhōng)，然后(ránhòu)一起(yīqǐ)出门(chūmén)。

    Very close. In the morning we sisters always argue for a minute over one piece of clothing, then go out together.

  5. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)就是(jiùshì)姐妹(jiěmèi)！

    That is what sisters are!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)和(hé)他(tā)的(de)姐(jiě)妹(mèi)们(men)目(mù)前(qián)都(dōu)住(zhù)在(zài)东(dōng)京(jīng)。

His sisters as well as he are now living in Tokyo.

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

02

在(zài)姐(jiě)妹(mèi)们(men)回(huí)来(lái)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，她(tā)们(men)的(de)妈(mā)妈(ma)还(hái)醒(xǐng)着(zhe)。

When the sisters came back, their mother was still awake.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by Scott · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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