How to say “older sister” in Chinese
older sister
“Older sister” in Chinese is 姐姐, jiě jie: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
姐姐 is read jiě jie: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 女 “woman”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “姐姐”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 姐姐. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我没有姐姐wǒméiyǒujiějieI don't have an older sister.
- 我有哥哥没有姐姐wǒyǒugēge,méiyǒujiějieI have an older brother, but no older sister.
- 我姐姐有两个孩子wǒjiějieyǒuliǎnggeháiziMy older sister has two kids.
- 我姐姐跟王医生结婚了。wǒjiějiegēnWángyīshēngjiéhūnleMy older sister married Dr. Wang.
- 我姐姐大我五岁wǒjiějiedàwǒwǔsuìMy sister is five years older than me.
- 姑姑是爸爸的姐姐或者妹妹。gūgushìbàbadejiějiehuòzhěmèimeiGūgu is Dad’s sister, older or younger.
More words from the lesson “My family”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “older sister” in Chinese?
“Older sister” in Chinese is 姐姐, pinyin jiějie.
What does 姐姐 mean?
姐姐 (jiějie) means “older sister”.
How do you write 姐姐?
姐姐 is 2 characters: 姐 (jiě) — older sister. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 姐姐?
姐姐 is read jiějie. Tones: jiě — third tone, jie — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“older sister” in the lesson “My family”
This word is from the topic “Family and people” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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