姐弟

jiědì

noun #23,435

Meanings

1 older sister and younger brother
2 sister-and-brother (pair)

Characters

younger brother

Examples

他们姐弟两人感情很好。

Tāmen jiědì liǎng rén gǎnqíng hěn hǎo.

The older sister and younger brother have a very close relationship.

这对姐弟一起长大。

Zhè duì jiědì yīqǐ zhǎngdà.

This sister-and-brother pair grew up together.

Tips

usage

Chinese kinship terms encode both gender and relative age. 姐弟 specifically means an older sister paired with a younger brother. Compare: 兄妹 (older brother + younger sister), 兄弟 (brothers), 姐妹 (sisters).

Stroke Order

姐 jiě

弟 dì