Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
兄妹
xiōngmèi
Description
"兄妹"是指哥哥和妹妹。
"兄妹" refers to an older brother and a younger sister.
如果一家里有哥哥和妹妹,我们就叫他们兄妹。
If a family has an older brother and a younger sister, we call them 兄妹.
Meanings
兄妹xiōngmèi
older brother and younger sister
他们是兄妹,感情很好。
They are siblings and have a close relationship.
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Notes
- Etymology
兄 (older brother) + 妹 (younger sister), a compound naming this sibling pair.
- Nuance
specifically an older brother with a younger sister, unlike 姐弟 (older sister, younger brother).
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