姐弟 (jiě dì) — older sister and younger brother (as a pair)
Definition
A fixed paired noun meaning an older sister and her younger brother together. Unlike 兄弟姐妹, it names only these two roles, not a wider sibling group.
noun
older sister and younger brother (as a pair)
Examples
- 姐弟。Wǒ men jiě dì liǎ cóng xiǎo yì qǐ zhǎng dà.We two, sister and brother, grew up together from a young age.
- 姐弟,。Zuò wéi jiě dì, tā men hù xiāng bāng zhù hěn duō.As sister and brother, they help each other a lot.
- ,姐弟。Suī rán bú shì shuāng bāo tāi, dàn jiě dì liǎ cháng dé hěn xiàng.Although they are not twins, the sister and brother look very similar.
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