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How to say "sister" in Chinese

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姐姐 jiě jie
(noun) big sister; older sister
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我 wǒ 是 shì 她的 tā de 姐姐 jiě jie 。
I am her older sister.
她 tā 姐姐 jiě jie 很 hěn 漂亮 piào liang 。
Her older sister is beautiful.
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Gravity Zero - Part 3 of 4
试 shì 给 gěi 姐姐 jiě jie 看 kàn ， 在 zài 那边 nà bian
Try it on and let me see. Over there.
Have You Ever Been to New York?
嗯 èn ， 我 wǒ 姐姐 jiě jie 在 zài 那里 nà lǐ 。
Yeah, my sister is there.
Hong Kong Disneyland Travel Diary - Day 1
怡君 yí jūn 姐姐 jiě jie ， 你 nǐ 刚刚 gāng gāng 说 shuō 你 nǐ 喜欢 xǐ huan 胡迪 hú dí ，
Sister Yi Jun, you just said you liked Woody,
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妹妹 mèi mei
(noun) younger sister
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你的 nǐ de 妹妹 mèi mei 很 hěn 可爱 kě ài ！
Your younger sister is really cute!
我 wǒ 妹妹 mèi mei 出去 chū qù 玩 wán 了 le 。
My younger sister went out to play.
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Dad, Where Are You?
妹妹 mèi mei ， 现在 xiàn zài 游戏 yóu xì 要 yào 开始 kāi shǐ 喽 lou 。
Baby girl, the game is starting now.
Fun with Fried Squid
大家好 dà jiā hǎo ， 我 wǒ 是 shì 杜拉拉 dù lā lā 的 de 妹妹 mèi mei 杜推推 dù tuī tuī 。
Hello everyone, I am Du Lala's (lit.: pull) younger sister Du Tuitui (lit.: push).
Real Conversations: Sibling Squabbling
那 nà 请 qǐng 你 nǐ 真的 zhēn de 打给 dǎ gěi 妹妹 mèi mei 好不好 hǎo bù hǎo ？
Then how about you actually give your sister a call, yeah?
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阿姨 ā yí
(noun) aunt (mother’s younger sister); friendly term of address for older women
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我的 wǒ de 阿姨 ā yí 对 duì 我 wǒ 非常 fēi cháng 好 hǎo 。
My aunt (mom’s younger sister) is really good to me.
阿姨 ā yí 给我 gěi wǒ 做 zuò 的 de 菜 cài 特别 tè bié 好吃 hǎo chī 。
The dishes Auntie (mom’s younger sister) made for me are especially delicious.
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An Exotic Pet
苏珊 sū shān 阿姨 ā yí 。 —— 嗯 èn 。
Auntie Susan. -Yeah.
Mantou's Diary: Episode 9 - New Year
阿姨 ā yí ， 两 liǎng 个 gè 馒头 mán tóu ！
Aunty! Two steamed buns!
Mantou's Diary: Episode 10 - Younger Brothers - Part 1 of 2
阿姨 ā yí 早 zǎo ！ — 早 zǎo 啊 a 馒头 mán tóu ！
Morning, aunty! -Morning, Mantou!
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姐 jiě
(noun) older sister; big sis
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姐 jiě ， 你 nǐ 还好 hái hǎo 吗 ma ？
Big sis, how are you?
你 nǐ 是 shì 我的 wǒ de 姐 jiě 妹 mèi 。
You're my sisters.
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TEDx: Dare to Be Different
林荫庭 lín yīn tíng 姐 jiě 帮 bāng 我 wǒ 帮 bāng 我 wǒ ， 就 jiù 是 shì 我 wǒ 口述 kǒu shù
Lin Yinting helped, helped me...that is, I dictated to her
Our Island, Our Dream - Trailer
姐 jiě ， 你 nǐ 那么 nà me 贤惠 xián huì
Sis, you're so virtuous.
Time Travel Scam Artist Cheats Jiangxi Girl
没问题 méi wèn tí ， 姐 jiě 帮 bāng 你 nǐ !
No problem, Sister will help you!
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姐 jiě
(noun) a respectful term of address for older women (lit. elder sister);
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张 zhāng 姐 jiě ， 你好 nǐ hǎo ！
Big sister Zhang, hello!
李 lǐ 姐 jiě ， 你 nǐ 吃饭 chī fàn 了 le 吗 ma ？
Big sister Li, have you eaten?
姐 jiě ， 你看 看 kàn 这个 zhè ge 方案 fāng àn 是否 shì fǒu 可行 kě xíng 。
Big sister, see if this plan is feasible.
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I Need You to Need Me - Part 1 of 5
立铭 lì míng ， 花 huā 姐 jiě ， 你们 nǐ men 看 kàn 谁 shéi 来 lái 了 le 。
Liming, Hua-sis, look who's here!
I Need You to Need Me - Part 4 of 5
花 huā 姐 jiě ！
Hua-sis!
I Need You to Need Me - Part 4 of 5
想当年 xiǎng dāng nián 啊 a … —— 花 huā 姐 jiě ， 我 wǒ 想 xiǎng 留 liú 职 zhí 停 tíng 薪 xīn 一 yī 阵子 zhèn zi 。
Back in those days... -Hua-sis, I'd like to take unpaid leave for a while.
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