wife's younger sister; sister-in-law (younger)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
wife's younger sister; younger sister-in-law
informalColloquial term (口语). The formal or written term is 妻妹 (qīmèi). Contrast with 大姨子 (dàyízi), which refers to the wife's elder sister. The suffix 子 is neutral in tone.
Wǒ我
xiǎo小
yí姨
zi子
xià下
gè个
yuè月
yào要
jié结
hūn婚
le了
。
My wife's younger sister is getting married next month.
Tā他
hé和
xiǎo小
yí姨
zi子
guān关
xi系
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
，
jīng经
cháng常
yī一
qǐ起
dǎ打
qiú球
。
He has a particularly good relationship with his sister-in-law and they often play ball together.
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Xiǎo小
yí姨
zi子
bǐ比
qī妻
zi子
xiǎo小
sān三
suì岁
，
hái还
zài在
dú读
dà大
xué学
。
The younger sister is three years younger than my wife and is still in university.