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Chinese dictionary
- 1
elder sister and younger sister (exclusive of the person specified)
她没有姐妹,有一个哥哥。
She has no sisters, only an elder brother.
这对孪生姐妹刚下了一盘棋。
The twin sisters played a game of chess just now.
这两姐妹在很多方面不一样。
The two sisters are unlike in many ways.
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- 2
n.elder sister and younger sister (inclusive of the person specified); sisters(plural)
她们姐妹两个都是先进生产者。
The two sisters are both advanced workers.
我们是姐妹。
We're sisters.
两姐妹都像小孩儿一样咬指甲。
Both sisters bit their nails as children.
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- 3
n.brothers and sisters; compatriots; fellow countrywomen; siblings(plural)
你们有几个姐妹?
How many brothers and sisters are there in your family?
她一直没有克服和兄弟姐妹较劲的心理。
She had never overcome her feelings of sibling rivalry.
我是四姐妹当中最小的。
I am the youngest of four sisters.
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Word usage
- common measure word"姐妹" is often matched with measure word "个"or"对"or"群".
一个姐妹
one sister
一对姐妹
one pair of sisters
一群姐妹
one group of sisters