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How to Say ‘I don't have siblings.’ in Simplified Chinese

我没有兄弟姐妹。

wǒ méi yǒu xiōng dì jiě mèi

[waw méiyǒu xiōngdì jiěmèi]

💬 Usage Tip: 兄弟姐妹 simply strings together older brother, younger brother, older sister, younger sister to mean 'siblings'.

Phrase Breakdown

我没有

wǒ méi yǒu

I don't have

有 is negated with 没, never 不: 没有 means 'don't have'.

Example

我没有钱。

I don't have money.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[waw]

I; me

The first-person singular pronoun used by the speaker.

Example

我想改一下座位。

I would like to change the seat a bit.

没有

méi yǒu

[méiyǒu]

not have

indicates the absence of possession or existence.

Example

我没有时间。

I don't have time.

兄弟姐妹。

xiōng dì jiě mèi

siblings.

This is a four-character set phrase for siblings: xiōngdì jiěmèi.

Example

你有几个兄弟姐妹？

How many siblings do you have?

Words in this phrase

兄弟

xiōng dì

[xiōngdì]

brothers

Brothers as a group, older and younger together; it can also mean close male friends.

Example

他有两个兄弟。

He has two brothers.

姐妹

jiě mèi

[jiěmèi]

sisters

Sisters as a group, older and younger together; 兄弟姐妹 means 'siblings'.

Example

她们是姐妹。

They are sisters.

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