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姐姐 jiějie

姐姐 jiějie Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 姐姐 jiějie .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiějie | jie3 jie5
English translation
older sister
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Traditional form

姐姐 jiějie

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 姐姐 jiějie

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jiě

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and qiě represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

qiě

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

女且

Number of Strokes

8
jiě

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and qiě represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

qiě

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

女且

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 姐姐 jiějie

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刚才 gāngcái 打电话 dǎdiànhuà de 敢情 gǎn qing shì 小王 de 姐姐 jiějie ya !

So it was Xiao Wang's elder sister who called just now.

yòng 好话 hǎo huà hōng 姐姐 jiějie dài kān .

I coaxed my sister into taking me to the theatre.

他们 tā men dōu guǎn jiào 姐姐 jiějie ”.

They all called her " Big Sister ".

赫斯提亚 shì 宙斯 Zhòu sī 波塞冬 Bō sāi dōng 哈迪斯 Hā dí sī de 姐姐 jiějie .

Hestia is the sister to Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades.

yòng Shuǐ de 姐姐 jiějie .

He splashed his sister with water.

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