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大姐

dàjiě

older sister

An older girl guiding a child
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Characters in this word

大 dà

Strokes
3
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
一 one 人 man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

姐 jiě

Strokes
8
Radical
女 — woman, girl
Made of
女 woman, girl 且 moreover, also (post-subject)
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 姐

Example phrases

  • 大姐在做饭。 Dàjiě zài zuò fàn. My older sister is cooking.
  • 大姐请坐。 Dàjiě qǐng zuò. Please sit down, ma'am.
  • 我问大姐。 Wǒ wèn dàjiě. I ask my older sister.

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