亲姐妹

親姐妹

qīnjiěmèi

noun #32,117

Meanings

1 biological/blood sisters
2 full sisters (sharing both parents)

Characters

close; blood-related

Examples

HSK 2

我们是亲姐妹，从小一起长大。

Wǒmen shì qīnjiěmèi, cóngxiǎo yìqǐ zhǎngdà.

We're blood sisters; we grew up together.

HSK 4

她们虽然不是亲姐妹，但感情比亲姐妹还深。

Tāmen suīrán búshì qīnjiěmèi, dàn gǎnqíng bǐ qīnjiěmèi hái shēn.

They aren't biological sisters, but their bond is deeper than that of blood sisters.

Tips

usage

亲 (qīn) here marks biological/full kinship - distinguishing 亲姐妹 from 表姐妹 (cousins) or 干姐妹 (sworn/non-blood sisters). The same prefix works in 亲兄弟 (full brothers), 亲生 (biological).

Stroke Order

亲 qīn

姐 jiě

妹 mèi