How to say “sisters” in Chinese
sisters
“Sisters” in Chinese is 姐妹, jiě mèi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
姐妹 is read jiě mèi: 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”.
On the left, 女 “woman”; on the right, 未 wèi hints at the sound.
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 “姐妹”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 姐妹. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你有兄弟姐妹吗？nǐyǒuxiōngdìjiěmèimaDo you have any brothers or sisters?
- 她们姐妹俩长得一模一样，连父母有时都会认错。tāmenjiěmèiliǎzhǎngdeyìmúyíyàng,liánfùmǔyǒushídōuhuìrèncuòThe two sisters look exactly alike: sometimes even their parents mix them up.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sisters” in Chinese?
“Sisters” in Chinese is 姐妹, pinyin jiěmèi.
What does 姐妹 mean?
姐妹 (jiěmèi) means “sisters”.
How do you write 姐妹?
姐妹 is 2 characters: 姐 (jiě) — older sister; 妹 (mèi) — younger sister. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 姐妹?
姐妹 is read jiěmèi. Tones: jiě — third tone, mèi — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“sisters” in the lesson “Who do you look like?”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” of HSK 3. 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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