姐姐 jiějie

  1. jiějie noun older sister; elder sister
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Family
    Notes: 家姐 is formal, in contrast to the informal 姐姐 or simply 姐 (CC-CEDICT '姐姐'; Guoyu '姐姐' 1; Mathews 1931 '姐姐', p. 104; Sun 2006, loc. 977)
  2. jiějie noun term of respect for a female of the same generation but older
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '姐姐' 2)
  3. jiějie noun term of endearment for a female of the same generation
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '姐姐' 3)
  4. jiějie noun term of endearment for a daughter
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '姐姐' 4)
  5. jiějie noun a servant girl
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '姐姐' 5)

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