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| Pronunciation |
: |
jiě |
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| Meaning |
: |
- elder sister. (n)
- a form of address for young women similar in age to oneself. (n)
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| Radical |
: |
女 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
姐 |
| Usage |
: |
14.0% |
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Sentences:
| 1. My sister is very pretty. |
| wǒ |
jiě |
jie |
hěn |
piào |
liɑng |
。 |
| 我 |
姐 |
姐 |
很 |
漂 |
亮 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I, me |
| 姐姐 |
: |
elder sister |
| 我姐姐 |
: |
my elder sister (same as 我的姐姐) |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 漂亮 |
: |
pretty, beautiful |
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| 2. Sister Lee is my neighbor. |
| lǐ |
dà |
jiě |
shì |
wǒ |
de |
lín |
jū |
。 |
| 李 |
大 |
姐 |
是 |
我 |
的 |
邻 |
居 |
。 |
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| 李大姐 |
: |
Sister Lee |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 我的 |
: |
my |
| 邻居 |
: |
neighbor |
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Hi,
The English translation would be more correct if you said, “Sister Lee is my neighbor.” Sister Lee is only one person. She can’t be plural.
Joe
Hi Joe,
Yeah, you’re right. “Neighbor” is supposed to be singular in this sentence. Thank you very much for addressing my mistake. I have corrected it. 🙂
i noticed that too