How to Say ‘Brothers and sisters; siblings’ in Traditional Chinese
兄弟姊妹
xiōng dì zǐ mèi
[syong-dee jiěmèi]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese has no single word for "sibling", so it lists all four: 兄 older brother, 弟 younger brother, 姊 older sister, 妹 younger sister. Taiwan writes 姊, while mainland China usually writes 姐.
Phrase Breakdown
兄弟
xiōng dì
[syong-dee]
brothers
Male siblings; in everyday learning context, it can refer to brothers as part of “siblings.”
我有兩個兄弟。
I have two brothers.
姊妹
zǐ mèi
[jiěmèi]
sisters
A general word for sisters, both older and younger.
我沒有姊妹。
I don't have any sisters.
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