堂姐

tángjiě

noun #22,543

Meanings

1 older female patrilineal cousin
2 father's brother's daughter (older than oneself)

Characters

hall; paternal (as in same-clan relatives)

Examples

我堂姐比我大三岁。

Wǒ tángjiě bǐ wǒ dà sān suì.

My older female cousin is three years older than me.

堂姐上周结婚了。

Tángjiě shàng zhōu jiéhūn le.

My (older female) cousin got married last week.

Tips

usage

Chinese family terms distinguish between paternal (堂) and maternal (表) cousins, and between older (姐) and younger (妹) siblings. 堂姐 specifically means an older female cousin on your father's side who shares your family name.

Stroke Order

堂 táng

姐 jiě