妹妹

妹妹 mèimei

Younger sister

妹妹 in a sentence HSK 2 meimei

What 妹妹 means

  1. Younger sister

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Character by character

妹妹 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

mèi
Younger sister
mèi
Younger sister

How to write 妹妹

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妹妹 in a sentence

我妹妹在学校学习汉语。
Wǒ mèimei zài xuéxiào xuéxí Hànyǔ.
My younger sister studies Chinese at school.
妹妹比我小两岁。
Mèimei bǐ wǒ xiǎo liǎng suì.
My younger sister is two years younger than me.

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Questions about 妹妹

What does 妹妹 mean in English?

妹妹 is pronounced mèimei and means Younger sister.

How do you pronounce 妹妹?

妹妹 is mèimei in pinyin — written meimei without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 妹妹?

妹妹 is written with 2 characters: 妹 (mèi) Younger sister, 妹 (mèi) Younger sister. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 妹妹 an HSK word?

Yes — 妹妹 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.

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