Word: 姐姐 (jiějie)

他姐姐比我哥哥大。

Tā jiějie bǐ wǒ gēge dà.

His elder sister is older than my eldest brother.

他有三个姐姐。

Tā yǒu sān gè jiějie.

He has three elder sisters.

你姐姐的狗叫什么名字？

Nǐ jiějie de gǒu jiào shénme míngzi?

What is your sister's dog called?

你很像我姐姐。

Nǐ hěn xiàng wǒ jiějie.

You look just like my sister.

你没有你姐姐起得那么早。

Nǐ méiyǒu nǐ jiějie qǐ de nàme zǎo.

You don't get up as early as your sister.

你的姐姐呢？

Nǐ de jiějie ne?

Where did your sister just go?

你的姐姐在这里上学吗？

Nǐ de jiějie zài zhèlǐ shàngxué ma?

Does your sister study there?

你的姐姐游泳得不好，是不是？

Nǐ de jiějie yóuyǒng de bù hǎo, shìbúshì?

Your sister cannot swim well, can she?

别再扯你姐姐的头发了！

Bié zài chě nǐ jiějie de tóufa le!

Stop pulling your sister's hair.

周末我和姐姐闲话了半天。

Zhōumò wǒ hé jiějie xiánhuà le bàntiān.

On the weekend my sister and I chatted for ages.

多亏姐姐扶持，我才上学。

Duōkuī jiějie fúchí, wǒ cái shàngxué.

Thanks to my older sister's help, I was able to go to school.

她姐姐没去中国旅行。

Tā jiějie méi qù Zhōngguó lǚxíng.

His big sister has never travelled to China.

她对我好比亲姐姐一样。

Tā duì wǒ hǎobǐ qīn jiějie yíyàng.

She treats me just like a real older sister.

她是我的姐姐。

Tā shì wǒ de jiějie.

She's my older sister.

她没地方住，只好投奔姐姐。

Tā méi dìfang zhù, zhǐhǎo tóubèn jiějie.

She had nowhere to live, so she had to turn to her older sister.

她终究是我姐姐，我不能不管。

Tā zhōngjiū shì wǒ jiějie, wǒ bùnéng bùguǎn.

After all, she is my sister, so I can't ignore her.

妈妈担心我姐姐网恋。

Māma dānxīn wǒ jiějie wǎngliàn.

My mom worries about my sister having an online romance.

姐姐一逛街就忘了时间。

Jiějie yí guàngjiē jiù wàngle shíjiān.

My sister loses track of time whenever she goes shopping around the stores.

姐姐和妹妹的身高不相上下。

Jiějie hé mèimei de shēngāo bùxiāngshàngxià.

The older sister and younger sister are about the same height.

姐姐很要强，想在城里站稳脚跟。

Jiějie hěn yàoqiáng, xiǎng zài chénglǐ zhànwěnjiǎogēn.

My sister is very driven and wants to establish herself in the city.

姐姐打羽毛球打得很好。

Jiějie dǎ yǔmáoqiú dǎ de hěn hǎo.

My older sister plays badminton very well.

姐姐拿到了首映的票。

Jiějie nádàole shǒuyìng de piào.

My older sister got tickets to the premiere.

姐姐教我编辫子。

Jiějie jiāo wǒ biān biànzi.

My sister taught me how to braid hair.

姐姐比我高。

Jiějie bǐ wǒ gāo.

My older sister is taller than me.

姐姐笑着调侃我最近胖了。

Jiějie xiàozhe tiáokǎn wǒ zuìjìn pàngle.

My sister teased me with a smile, saying I'd put on weight lately.

我和姐姐从小就很亲近。

Wǒ hé jiějie cóngxiǎo jiù hěn qīnjìn.

My older sister and I have been close since childhood.

我姐姐下个月将赴美国出差。

Wǒ jiějie xiàgeyuè jiāng fù Měiguó chūchāi.

My older sister will go to the United States on business next month.

我姐姐为了减肥每天都锻炼。

Wǒ jiějie wèile jiǎnféi měitiān dōu duànliàn.

My older sister exercises every day to lose weight.

我姐姐吉他弹得很好。

Wǒ jiějie jítā tán de hěn hǎo.

My older sister plays the guitar well.

我姐姐在一家公司做审计工作。

Wǒ jiějie zài yìjiā gōngsī zuò shěnjì gōngzuò.

My older sister does auditing work at a company.

我姐姐在一家律师事务所上班。

Wǒ jiějie zài yìjiā lǜshīshìwùsuǒ shàngbān.

My older sister works at a law firm.

我姐姐在一家报社做编辑。

Wǒ jiějie zài yìjiā bàoshè zuò biānjí.

My older sister works as an editor at a newspaper office.

我姐姐在一家教育基金会工作。

Wǒ jiějie zài yìjiā jiàoyù jījīnhuì gōngzuò.

My older sister works at an education foundation.

我姐姐在一家旅行社工作。

Wǒ jiějie zài yìjiā lǚxíngshè gōngzuò.

My older sister works at a travel agency.

我姐姐在一家民营医院工作。

Wǒ jiějie zài yìjiā mínyíng yīyuàn gōngzuò.

My older sister works at a privately run hospital.

我姐姐在公司做财务工作。

Wǒ jiějie zài gōngsī zuò cáiwù gōngzuò.

My older sister does finance work at a company.

我姐姐在国外求学的时候很辛苦。

Wǒ jiějie zài guówài qiúxué de shíhou hěn xīnkǔ.

My older sister had a hard time while studying abroad.

我姐姐在大学学心理学。

Wǒ jiějie zài dàxué xué xīnlǐxué.

My older sister studies psychology at university.

我姐姐在大学学语言学。

Wǒ jiějie zài dàxué xué yǔyánxué.

My older sister studies linguistics at university.

我姐姐在大学读本科。

Wǒ jiějie zài dàxué dú běnkē.

My older sister is doing her undergraduate degree at university.

我姐姐在大学里做科研。

Wǒ jiějie zài dàxué lǐ zuò kēyán.

My older sister does research at a university.

我姐姐在大学里学经济学。

Wǒ jiějie zài dàxué lǐ xué jīngjìxué.

My older sister studies economics at university.

我姐姐在电视台工作。

Wǒ jiějie zài diànshìtái gōngzuò.

My older sister works at a television station.

我姐姐在超市当售货员。

Wǒ jiějie zài chāoshì dāng shòuhuòyuán.

My older sister works as a sales clerk at a supermarket.

我姐姐对网球着迷。

Wǒ jiějie duì wǎngqiú zháomí.

My sister is crazy about tennis.

我姐姐常常给报纸投稿。

Wǒ jiějie chángcháng gěi bàozhǐ tóugǎo.

My older sister often contributes writing to the newspaper.

我姐姐想在附近开设一家小书店。

Wǒ jiějie xiǎng zài fùjìn kāishè yìjiā xiǎo shūdiàn.

My older sister wants to open a small bookstore nearby.

我姐姐想当影评人。

Wǒ jiějie xiǎng dāng yǐngpíngrén.

My older sister wants to be a film critic.

我姐姐想当电影编剧。

Wǒ jiějie xiǎng dāng diànyǐng biānjù.

My older sister wants to be a screenwriter.

我姐姐想当社会工作者。

Wǒ jiějie xiǎng dāng shèhuìgōngzuòzhě.

My older sister wants to become a social worker.

我姐姐打算报考北京的大学。

Wǒ jiějie dǎsuàn bàokǎo Běijīng de dàxué.

My older sister plans to apply to take the entrance exam for a university in Beijing.

我姐姐打算明年去国外进修。

Wǒ jiějie dǎsuàn míngnián qù guówài jìnxiū.

My older sister plans to go abroad next year for advanced studies.

我姐姐明年要去澳门工作。

Wǒ jiějie míngnián yào qù Àomén gōngzuò.

My older sister is going to work in Macao next year.

我姐姐明年要去重庆上大学。

Wǒ jiějie míngnián yào qù Chóngqìng shàng dàxué.

My older sister is going to university in Chongqing next year.

我姐姐是出版社的校对。

Wǒ jiějie shì chūbǎnshè de jiàoduì.

My older sister is a proofreader at a publishing house.

我姐姐正在读博士。

Wǒ jiějie zhèngzài dú bóshì.

My older sister is studying for her doctorate.

我姐姐比我哥哥大。

Wǒ jiějie bǐ wǒ gēge dà.

My sister is older than my brother.

我姐姐没有车。

Wǒ jiějie méiyǒu chē.

My sister doesn't have a car.

我姐姐的梦想是做一名艺术家。

Wǒ jiějie de mèngxiǎng shì zuò yì míng yìshùjiā.

My older sister's dream is to become an artist.

我姐姐辞职后做自由职业。

Wǒ jiějie cízhí hòu zuò zìyóuzhíyè.

After quitting her job, my sister went into freelance work.

我姐姐靠勤工俭学付大学学费。

Wǒ jiějie kào qíngōngjiǎnxué fù dàxué xuéfèi.

My older sister pays her college tuition by working part-time while studying.

我对你姐姐感到非常抱歉。

Wǒ duì nǐ jiějie gǎndào fēicháng bàoqiàn.

I feel very sorry for your sister.

我对你姐姐感到非常遗憾。

Wǒ duì nǐ jiějie gǎndào fēicháng yíhàn.

I feel very sorry for your sister.

我有一个哥哥，也有一个姐姐。

Wǒ yǒu yí gè gēge, yě yǒu yí gè jiějie.

I have an older brother and an older sister.

我有两个姐姐。

Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè jiějie.

I have two older sisters.

我的姐姐从事英语教学工作。

Wǒ de jiějie cóngshì Yīngyǔjiāoxué gōngzuò.

My sister's work is teaching English.

我的姐姐嫁给了她的高中同学。

Wǒ de jiějie jià gěi le tā de gāozhōng tóngxué.

My sister married one of her high school classmates.

我的姐姐就像我的祖母。

Wǒ de jiějie jiù xiàng wǒ de zǔmǔ.

My sister resembles my grandmother.

我的姐姐弹吉他弹得很好。

Wǒ de jiějie tán jítā tán de hěn hǎo.

My older sister plays the guitar well.

我的姐姐有工作。

Wǒ de jiějie yǒu gōngzuò.

My sister has a job.

我的裙子比我姐姐多。

Wǒ de qúnzi bǐ wǒ jiějie duō.

I have more dresses than my sister.

我真的很爱他姐姐。

Wǒ zhēnde hěn ài tā jiějie.

I really love his sister.

我给姐姐打电话说生日快乐。

Wǒ gěi jiějie dǎdiànhuà shuō shēngrìkuàilè.

I called my older sister to say happy birthday.

我认识她的姐姐。

Wǒ rènshi tā de jiějie.

I know her sister.

我还有个姐姐。

Wǒ háiyǒu gè jiějie.

I still have another sister.

第一次听到弟弟称呼我姐姐。

Dìyīcì tīngdào dìdi chēnghu wǒ jiějie.

This is the first time I've heard my little brother call me "big sister."

隔壁家的姐姐的孩子都7岁大了。

Gébì jiā de jiějie de háizi dōu qī suì dàle.

The child of the lady next door is already seven years old.