師姐

简 师姐 · 繁 師姐
Mandarin · pinyin shī jiě

Meanings

  1. senior female fellow student or apprentice
  2. daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher
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師
shī · teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops; hexagram ䷆
姐
jiě · elder sister, young lady
师
shī · teacher, master, specialist
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1–3 · shi1 jie3

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si1 ze2

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noun

  1. (martial arts) female senior fellow students in a Chinese martial arts school (where the seniority is not based on the student's age or level of skill, but on the chronological order of following a particular sifu)
  2. senior or older female schoolmate; senior fellow female apprentice
  3. daughter of one's tutor or teacher (who is older than the speaker)

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