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

我们是亲姐妹，从小一起长大。

Wǒmen shì qīnjiěmèi, cóngxiǎo yīqǐ zhǎngdà.

We're blood sisters; we grew up together.

她们虽然不是亲姐妹，但感情比亲姐妹还深。

Tāmen suīrán bù shì 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