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大姐

dà jiě · da jie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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big sister
elder sister
older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)

2 examples

大(dà)姐(jiě)，请(qǐng)问(wèn)去(qù)火(huǒ)车(chē)站(zhàn)怎(zěn)么(me)走(zǒu)？

Excuse me, ma'am, how do I get to the train station?

我(wǒ)家(jiā)大(dà)姐(jiě)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)大(dà)五(wǔ)岁(suì)，很(hěn)照(zhào)顾(gù)我(wǒ)。

My eldest sister is five years older than me and takes good care of me.

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big; large; great; older (than another person)

older sister

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