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姊妹

zǐ mèi

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pinyin
zǐ mèi
simplified
姊妹
traditional
姊妹

1 · 名词

sister (school, city etc)

姐妹(学校、城市等)

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She has three sisters: one is a nurse and the other two are teachers.

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她有三个姊妹,一个是护士,另外的两个是教师。

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