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Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
mèi
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
mui6
Short definition sister
Usage frequency Common
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All available English definitions sisterAdso icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: sister
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: sameldc
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: younger sister
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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(wǒ) I
(mèi) sister
(mèi) sister
每天(měi tiān) every day
(dū) all
弹钢琴(tán gāng qín) to play the piano

My sister plays the piano every day.

(tā) she
(mèi) sister
(mèi) sister
(yě) too
(chàng) to chant
得很(dehěn) very (much, good etc)
漂亮(piàoliàng) beautiful

Her sister also sings very beautifully.

(wǒ) I
(mèi) sister
(mèi) sister
想要(xiǎng yào) to fancy
(shā) to kill
(wǒ) I

My little sister wants to kill me.

(wǒ) I
(mèi) sister
(mèi) sister
2 1
(suì) (a measure word)
是个(shìge)
大学生(dà xué shēng) college student

My sister is twenty-one years old and a college student.

(wǒ) I
(mèi) sister
(mèi) sister
每周(měi zhōu) every week
(shàng) upper
两次(liǎng cì) twice
钢琴(gāng qín) piano
(kè) tax

My sister takes piano lessons twice a week.

(wǒ) I
(mèi) sister
(mèi) sister
嫁给了(jià gěi le) to have married
一个(yī gè) a
医生(yī shēng) doctor

My sister married a doctor.

(wǒ) I
(mèi) sister
(mèi) sister
很像(hěn xiàng) to be very like
我妈妈( mā mā)

My little sister looks like my mum.

(wǒ) I
(mèi) sister
(mèi) sister
/
姐姐(jiějiě) older sister
二十(èr shí) 20
(suì) (a measure word)
她是( tā shì)
大学生(dà xué shēng) college student

My sister is 20 years old. She is a university student.

(wǒ) I
(mèi) sister
(mèi) sister
唱歌(chàng gē) to sing a song
很好(hěn hǎo) well
(tīng) to sentence

My sister sings songs very well.

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