Sentence #8584875 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 姐姐 is built
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姐jiěolder sister
女woman · nǚMeaning part
且moreover · qiěSound part
女 hints at the meaning (woman); 且 (qiě) hints at the sound. Compare it with jiě.
姐jiěolder sisterlight in 姐姐
女woman · nǚMeaning part
且moreover · qiěSound part
女 hints at the meaning (woman); 且 (qiě) hints at the sound. Compare it with jie.
How to write 姐姐
姐 8 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 姐姐 (jiějie). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
姐姐 (jiějie) means “older sister”. It is an HSK 2 word, so it is one of the words learners meet early.
Say it jiějie: jiě with a 3rd tone, then jie with a neutral tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 姐姐 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one older sister is 一个姐姐 (yí ge jiějie).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiejie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 姐姐 from the suggestions. Typing jiejie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
姐姐 is an HSK 2 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
姐jiě3rd tone, dipping
姐jieneutral tone, light and short
