 |
| Pronunciation |
: |
mèi |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- younger sister. (n)
- junior female relative of the same generation. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
女 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
妹 |
| Usage |
: |
8.3% |
|
Sentences:
| 1. She has a brother but no sisters. |
| tā |
méi |
yǒu |
jiě |
mèi |
， |
zhǐ |
yǒu |
yí |
gè |
gē |
ge |
。 |
| 她 |
没 |
有 |
姐 |
妹 |
， |
只 |
有 |
一 |
个 |
哥 |
哥 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 她 |
: |
she |
| 没有 |
: |
not have |
| 姐 |
: |
elder sister |
| 妹 |
: |
younger sister |
| 姐妹 |
: |
sisters |
| 只有 |
: |
only, alone |
| 一 |
: |
(numeral) one |
| 个 |
: |
(measure word) used before nouns without special measure words of their own |
| 哥哥 |
: |
elder brother |
|
| 2. Mr. Lee is my younger sister’s husband. / Mr. Lee is my brother-in-law. |
| lǐ |
xiān |
shēng |
shì |
wǒ |
de |
mèi |
fū |
。 |
| 李 |
先 |
生 |
是 |
我 |
的 |
妹 |
夫 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 李 |
: |
（surname) Lee |
| 先生 |
: |
Mr. |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 我的 |
: |
my |
| 妹 |
: |
younger sister |
| 夫 |
: |
husband |
| 妹夫 |
: |
younger sister’s husband, brother-in-law |
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