(xiǎo jiě) - Miss, young woman, waitress in Mandarin
xiǎojiěTraditional: 小姐
Translation
Miss, young woman, waitress
Word origin
A two-character compound, Miss or young woman. 小 (xiǎo) 'small, young' joins 姐 (jiě) 'elder sister', which has the 女 'woman' radical with 且 (qiě) as phonetic.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 小 (xiǎo, 'young') + 姐 (jiě, 'sister'; 女 woman radical + 且 phonetic)
Stroke order
小
姐
Examples
，…
Miss, excuse me...
？
Who is this young lady?
！
Waitress!
，？
Excuse me miss, what time is it?
。
That young lady is very polite.
小姐 (xiǎo jiě) means Miss, young woman, waitress. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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