(mèi mei) - younger sister in Mandarin
mèimeiTraditional: 妹妹
Translation
younger sister
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Word origin
妹妹 (mèimei) 'younger sister' reduplicates 妹, a phono-semantic compound of the 女 (woman) radical plus 未 (wèi) as phonetic. 未 also carries a sense of 'not yet', fitting a younger, junior sibling.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 妹 (女 woman + 未 wèi phonetic), reduplicated
Stroke order
妹
妹
Examples
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I have a younger sister.
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My younger sister is five years younger than me.
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My younger sister is in university.
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My younger sister is eight this year.
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My younger sister likes drawing.
妹妹 (mèi mei) means younger sister. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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