sister

10:19 Jul 31, 2001

English to Chinese translations [Non-PRO]

English term or phrase: sister

Sister as in blood relative,
a female born by the same mother and father as you.

rakisha

Summary of answers provided

na +1

姐姐 or 妹妹

Donglai Lou (X)

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5 hrs peer agreement (net): +1

姐姐 or 妹妹

Explanation:
in Chinese, the sister who is older than you in family is called '姐姐' and the sister who is younger than you is called '妹妹'。 if the sister doesn't refer to specific figure, generally we can construe 'sister' as ‘姐妹’, which is combination of 姐姐 and 妹妹。
prononciation:
'姐姐'： jiejie
'妹妹': meimei
‘姐妹’：jiemei

Donglai Lou (X)
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