大姐

dàjiě

noun HSK 4 #9,697

Meanings

1 eldest sister; big sister
2 ma'am; miss (polite address for a woman)

Characters

Examples

大姐，你好！

Dàjiě, nǐ hǎo!

Hello, ma'am!

她是我们家的大姐。

Tā shì wǒmen jiā de dàjiě.

She is the eldest sister in our family.

大姐做事很有主见。

Dàjiě zuòshì hěn yǒu zhǔjiàn.

Big sister is very decisive in doing things.

Tips

usage

大姐 is used to address an older woman (younger than 大妈 age). Be careful — calling a young woman 大姐 might offend her by implying she looks old!

Stroke Order

大 dà

姐 jiě