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jiě

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English Definition	older sister
Simplified Script	姐
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	jiě
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄐㄧㄝˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	ze²
Proficiency Test Level	TOCFL=1

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Words With Same Head Word
姐姐	jiějie	older sister
姐妹	jiěmèi	sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
姐夫	jiěfu	(coll.) older sister's husband
姐弟	jiědì	older sister and younger brother
姐妹俩	jiěmèi liǎ	Sisters (short story)

Words With Same Tail Word
小姐	xiǎojiě	young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute
大姐	dàjiě	big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)
凤姐	fèngjiě	prostitute (slang)
师姐	shījiě	senior female fellow student or apprentice; daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher
空姐	kōngjiě	abbr. for 空中小姐; stewardess; air hostess; female flight attendant

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