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小姐 xiǎojiě miss

How to remember 小姐: 小 small + 姐 older sister = miss.

  • HSK 5
  • Word

Characters

How it is used

  • Miss / young lady - a title for a young woman. 王小姐 (Wáng xiǎojiě) Miss Wang.
  • Register caution: as a standalone address to a stranger (服务员/waitress), 小姐 has picked up a vulgar connotation in mainland China and can offend; 美女 (měinǚ) or 服务员 is safer.
  • With a surname (李小姐) or in formal/service/Southern/HK-Taiwan contexts it stays polite and neutral.

Example sentences

  • 小姐,你好。 Xiǎojie, nǐ hǎo.Hello, Miss.