姐妹

jiě mèi · HSK 4

sister

姐妹 — sister

👭 姐妹 = elder sister + younger sister = sisters

姐 (jiě) means elder sister; 妹 (mèi) means younger sister. Stacking the two sister words gives the general term for sisters, and by extension siblings or sister-institutions like sister cities or sister schools.

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