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Traditional Chinese
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
jiě
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
je2
Short definition older sister
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All available English definitions older sisterLDC icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: sameldc
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: sameadso
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: older sister
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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(tā) another
(jiě) older sister
(jiě) older sister
比我( bǐ)
哥哥( gē gē) older brother
(dà dài dài) big

His elder sister is older than my eldest brother.

(zài) (located) at
(jiě) older sister
(mèi) sister
(men) plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
回来(huílái) to return
的时候( de shí hòu) when
她们的( tā men de)
妈妈(mā ma) mama
(huán) yet
醒着( xǐng)

When the sisters came back, their mother was still awake.

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