mèi mei
younger sister
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我有一个妹妹。
wǒ yǒu yī gè mèi mèi.
I have a younger sister.
我妹妹很可爱。
wǒ mèi mèi hěn kě ài.
My younger sister is very cute.
我妹妹今年十岁了。
wǒ mèi mèi jīn nián shí suì le.
My younger sister is ten years old this year.
妹子 (mèizi)
younger sister; girl
小妹 (xiǎomèi)
younger sister
妹妹 (mèimei)
younger sister
哥哥 (gēge)
older brother
弟弟 (dìdi)
younger brother
The Chinese word 妹妹 (mèimei) for "younger sister" is composed of two characters: 妹妹 (mèi) and 妹 (mèi). The character 妹妹 (mèi) originally meant "younger sister" or "younger female relative", and it is still used in this sense today. The character 妹 (mèi) is a variant of the character 妹 (mèi), which also means "younger sister". The character 妹 (mèi) is composed of two parts: the radical 女 (nǚ), which means "woman", and the phonetic component 末 (mò), which is pronounced similarly to the character 妹 (mèi). The character 妹 (mèi) is therefore a compound ideograph, combining the meaning of "woman" with the sound of the character 妹 (mèi).
