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How to Say ‘Do you have any brothers or sisters?’ in Traditional Chinese

你有兄弟姊妹嗎？

nǐ yǒu xiōng dì zǐ mèi ma

[nee yoe syong-dee jiěmèi mah]

💬 Usage Tip: Add 嗎 (ma) to the end of a statement to turn it into a yes/no question: 你有車嗎？ "Do you have a car?"

Phrase Breakdown

你有

nǐ yǒu

do you have

你有 (nǐ yǒu) means 'you have'. 你 rises before the third-tone 有.

Example

你有筆嗎？

Do you have a pen?

Words in this phrase

你

nǐ

[nee]

you

A casual way to say “you” to one person.

Example

你好，這個「你」是打招呼時常用的字。

Hello, this “你” is a character often used in greetings.

有

yǒu

[yoe]

have

Used to ask whether someone possesses or has something.

Example

您有托運行李嗎？這個「有」是在詢問是否有某樣東西。

Do you have checked baggage? This “有” asks whether someone has something.

兄弟姊妹嗎？

xiōng dì zǐ mèi ma

siblings?

兄弟姊妹 (xiōngdì jiěmèi) means 'brothers and sisters'. Taiwan writes 姊, not 姐. 嗎 (ma) makes it a question.

Example

我沒有兄弟姊妹。

I don't have any siblings.

Words in this phrase

兄弟

xiōng dì

[syong-dee]

brothers

Male siblings; in everyday learning context, it can refer to brothers as part of “siblings.”

Example

我有兩個兄弟。

I have two brothers.

姊妹

zǐ mèi

[jiěmèi]

sisters

A general word for sisters; paired with 兄弟 it means siblings.

Example

她們是好姊妹。

They are close sisters.

嗎

[mah]

question particle (yes/no questions)

Used at the end of a sentence to ask a yes/no question. In holiday talk: 有吃年夜飯嗎？

Example

你有吃年夜飯嗎？

Did you have the New Year’s Eve reunion dinner?

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