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mèimei

妹妹mèimeimèimei
younger sister
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Usages of mèimei

我Wǒ　哥哥gēge　已经yǐjīng　工作gōngzuò　了le，　妹妹mèimei　还hái　在zài　学校xuéxiào　学习xuéxí。Wǒ gēge yǐjīng gōngzuò le, mèimei hái zài xuéxiào xuéxí.
My older brother is already working; my younger sister is still studying at school.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　常常chángcháng　给gěi　哥哥gēge　和hé　妹妹mèimei　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。zhōumò wǒ chángcháng gěi gēge hé mèimei dǎ diànhuà.
On weekends I often call my older brother and younger sister.
他Tā　今　年jīnnián　二十èrshí　岁suì，　妹妹mèimei　比bǐ　他tā　小xiǎo　两liǎng　岁suì。Tā jīnnián èrshí suì, mèimei bǐ tā xiǎo liǎng suì.
He is twenty years old this year; his younger sister is two years younger than him.

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