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表妹

biǎo mèi · biao mei

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Meaning

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  1. younger female cousin via female line
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Qiqi's cousin

  1. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)表妹(biǎomèi)下周(xiàzhōu)来(lái)北京(běijīng)。

    My cousin is coming to Beijing next week.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)表妹(biǎomèi)多大(duōdà)了(le)？

    How old is your cousin?

  3. Qiqi

    她(tā)十二岁(shíèrsuì)，喜欢(xǐhuan)画画(huàhuà)。

    She is twelve and likes drawing.

  4. Liangliang

    表妹(biǎomèi)来(lái)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)带(dài)她(tā)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    When your cousin comes, where do we take her?

  5. Qiqi

    她(tā)说(shuō)想(xiǎng)去(qù)喝茶(hēchá)，她(tā)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)还(hái)会(huì)喝茶(hēchá)。

    She says she wants to drink tea. She is even better at it than me.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)表(biǎo)妹(mèi)今(jīn)年(nián)刚(gāng)考(kǎo)上(shàng)大(dà)学(xué)。

My younger female cousin just got into university this year.

02

表(biǎo)妹(mèi)昨(zuó)天(tiān)来(lái)我(wǒ)家(jiā)住(zhù)了(le)两(liǎng)天(tiān)。

My younger female cousin came to stay at my home for two days yesterday.

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