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姐姐
jiějie
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English Definitionolder sister
Simplified Script姐姐
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinjiějie
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧㄝ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping)ze2ze2
Part of Speech(名) noun
Measure Words个
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1
Word Decomposition
姐jiěolder sister
姐jiěolder sister

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Words With Same Head Word    
姐妹jiěmèisisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
姐夫jiěfu(coll.) older sister's husband
姐弟jiědìolder sister and younger brother
姐妹俩jiěmèi liǎSisters (short story)
姐丈jiězhàngolder sister's husband; brother-in-law
Words With Same Tail Word    
空中小姐kōngzhōng xiǎojiestewardess; air hostess
坐台小姐zuòtái xiǎojiebar girl; professional escort
大小姐dà xiǎojieeldest daughter of an affluent family; (polite) your daughter; bossy or indulged young woman; Miss High and Mighty
小姐姐xiǎo jiějielittle girl who is older than another young child (e.g. her playmate); (neologism c. 2017) (slang) young lady (amiable form of address for a young woman of about one's own age or a little older)
三陪小姐sānpéi xiǎojiefemale escort; bar girl
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