husband's older sister; sister-in-law
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
husband's older sister; sister-in-law
informalA colloquial kinship term used to address or refer to one's husband's older sister. It is an informal counterpart to the more formal term '姑姐' (gū jiě). The diminutive suffix '子' (zi) is characteristic of many spoken kinship terms.
Wǒ我
dà大
gū姑
zi子
xià下
gè个
yuè月
yào要
cóng从
guó国
wài外
huí回
lái来
。
My husband's older sister is coming back from abroad next month.
Wǒ我
hé和
dà大
gū姑
zi子
guān关
xì系
hěn很
hǎo好
，
jīng经
cháng常
yī一
qǐ起
guàng逛
jiē街
。
I have a great relationship with my sister-in-law (husband's sister); we often go shopping together.
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Tā他
dà大
gū姑
zi子
tè特
bié别
huì会
zuò做
fàn饭
。
His husband's older sister is a great cook.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
wǒ我
děi得
xiān先
gēn跟
wǒ我
dà大
gū姑
zi子
shāng商
liáng量
yī一
xià下
。
I need to discuss this matter with my sister-in-law (husband's sister) first.