妹妹 mèimei — younger sister

Meanings

1. 1

   younger sister

   A sister younger than the speaker, completing the set with 哥哥, 弟弟 and 姐姐. Chinese never leaves the age relation unsaid within a family.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 妹

  mèi (fourth tone, falling)

  younger sister

  8 strokes⿰女未Radical 女
• 妹

  mèi (fourth tone, falling)

  younger sister

  8 strokes⿰女未Radical 女

Example sentences

• 我妹妹在学校学习。/我妹妹在學校學習。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) mèimei (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling) xuéxiào (second tone, rising) xuéxí. (second tone, rising)···

  My younger sister studies at school.

• 妹妹的眼睛很大。Mèimei (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) yǎnjing (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) dà. (fourth tone, falling)···

  My little sister has big eyes.

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