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姐姐

jiě jie · jie jie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Old HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. older sister
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Sister's phone calls

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)姐姐(jiějie)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, do you have an older sister?

  2. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)，我(wǒ)姐姐(jiějie)在(zài)上海(shànghǎi)工作(gōngzuò)。

    Yes. My sister works in Shanghai.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)姐姐(jiějie)做(zuò)什么(shénme)工作(gōngzuò)？

    What job does your sister do?

  4. Dengdeng

    她(tā)是(shì)老师(lǎoshī)。她(tā)每个(měigè)周末(zhōumò)都(dōu)给(gěi)我(wǒ)打(dǎ)电话(diànhuà)。

    She is a teacher. Every weekend she calls me.

  5. Liangliang

    真好(zhēnhǎo)！姐姐(jiějie)都(dōu)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？

    How nice! What does she usually say?

  6. Dengdeng

    每次(měicì)都(dōu)问(wèn)我(wǒ)吃饭(chīfàn)了(le)没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)一(yī)看到(kàndào)手机(shǒujī)就(jiù)饿(è)。

    Every time she asks if I have eaten. Now I get hungry as soon as I see my phone.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)姐(jiě)姐(jie)从(cóng)事(shì)英(yīng)语(yǔ)教(jiào)学(xué)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

My sister's work is teaching English.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ruicong · English by edelyn90 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

第(dì)一(yī)次(cì)听(tīng)到(dào)弟(dì)弟(di)称(chēng)呼(hu)我(wǒ)姐(jiě)姐(jie)。

This is the first time I've heard my little brother call me "big sister."

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by bekindtoall · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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姐
jiě

older sister

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