born close together; siblings very close in age
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be born close together; (siblings) very close in age
informalA colloquial term specifically used for siblings, especially brothers, who are born one after another with a small age gap.
Zhè这
gēr哥
liǎ儿
shì俩
āi是
jiān挨
r肩
de儿
zhǐ的
，
chà只
yī差
suì一
岁
。
These two brothers are born very close together, only one year apart.
Tā他
men们
jiā家
sān三
ge个
hái孩
zi子
dōu都
shì是
āi挨
jiān肩
r儿
de的
，
zhào照
gù顾
qǐ起
lái来
zhēn真
xīn辛
kǔ苦
。
All three of their children are born close together, making it really hard to take care of them.
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Yīn因
wèi为
wǒ我
hé和
mèi妹
mei妹
āi挨
jiān肩
r儿
，
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
yī衣
fu服
dōu都
huàn换
zhe着
chuān穿
。
Because my sister and I are very close in age, we used to swap clothes when we were kids.