biǎo jiě
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  • n.older female cousin; daughter of one's father's sister or of one's mother's brother or sister, who is older than oneself

    • yuán lái tā gū mā shì wǒ biǎo jiě

      原来姑妈表姐

      It turns out that her aunt and my cousin are one and the same.

    • tā biǎo jiě jīn nián jié hūn le

      表姐今年结婚

      Her cousin got married this year.

    • biǎo jiě bǐ wǒ dà sān suì

      表姐

      My cousin is three years older than me.

    • jù shuō tā de biǎo jiě bèi shé yǎo shāng le

      据说表姐咬伤

      His cousin was said to be struck by a snake.

Word usage

  • "表姐" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位".
    • 表姐

      one cousin

    • 表姐

      one cousin