dà​jiě HSK4

eldest sister

dà​jiě eldest sister

  1. adjective
    eldest
    the oldest; first in order of seniority among siblings or relatives
  2. elder sister
    elder sister; a female relative of the same generation who is older than oneself

dà​jiě sister

  1. [honorific]
    honorific used to refer to things belonging to the person being addressed
  2. [respectful address for a woman]
    A respectful way to address a woman who is slightly older than oneself or a professional young woman.

dà​jiě maidservant · young woman

  1. adjective
    big
    big; large; great; vast; high in scale or intensity; (of a person) old; adult
  2. [general address for a woman]
    (bound form) A general term or suffix for a young woman, such as in 小姐 xiǎo​jie.