Chinese

姐姐

jiějie

elder sister; big sister (Classifier: 個／个; 位)

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characterChinese姐 “elder sister”
- meaningChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
- soundChinese且 “this”

Sources

HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
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Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0