妹
younger sister; young woman; surname
Meanings
4 senses · 17 examplesnoun
younger sister
Most commonly refers to younger sister by blood, but can also be used for close younger female peers.
I have a younger sister who is five years old this year.
The older sister and younger sister go to school together.
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Are you the older sister or the younger sister?
My younger sister loves painting watercolors.
The two sisters often go shopping on weekends.
noun
younger female peer; female junior
neutralUsed for non-blood related younger female acquaintances or formal titles for junior female colleagues/students.
She is my female cousin, two years younger than me.
This is my junior female classmate, who just joined our lab.
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My female cousin works in Shanghai.
My junior female student often helps the teacher organize experimental data.
He has several junior female classmates studying at this university.
noun
young woman; girl
dialectUsed primarily in northern Chinese dialects, informal and colloquial.
This restaurant hired several migrant young women as waitresses.
That rural girl has helped with farm work since she was little.
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Migrant young women in the city are all hardworking and capable.
The rural girl from the neighbor's family got into a top university.
Many migrant young women work on assembly lines in factories.
noun
surname Mei
A relatively rare Chinese family name.
My new colleague's surname is Mei, her name is Mei Xiaohua.
Professor Mei is a history professor at our school.