姐弟

jiědì
noun #23,435

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 2
Zhè duì jiědì yīqǐ zhǎngdà.
This sister-and-brother pair grew up together.
HSK 3
Tāmen jiědì liǎng rén gǎnqíng hěn hǎo.
The older sister and younger brother have a very close relationship.

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 and younger sister), 兄弟 (brothers), 姐妹 (sisters).

Stroke Order

jiě