姐妹 jiěmèi sisters
sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
How to remember 姐妹: 姐 older sister + 妹 younger sister = sisters.
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How it is used
- Sisters as a set - 她们是姐妹 (tāmen shì jiěmèi) they are sisters. Pairs with 兄弟 (xiōngdì, brothers).
- Figuratively it covers close female friends (好姐妹, dear girlfriends) and paired institutions: 姐妹城市 (jiěmèi chéngshì) sister cities.
Example sentences
- 我没有姐妹。 Wǒ méiyǒu jiěmèi.I don't have any sisters.
- 姐妹俩长得很像。 Jiěmèi liǎ zhǎng de hěn xiàng.The sister look very much alike.
- 这两姐妹长得一模一样。 Zhè liǎng jiěmèi zhǎng de yìmú yíyàng.The two sisters look exactly the same.