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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