How to Say ‘Do you have any siblings?’ in Traditional Chinese
你有兄弟姐妹嗎？
nǐ yǒu xiōng dì jiě mèi ma
[nee yoh syong-dee jyeh-may ma]
💬 Usage Tip: A very common yes/no pattern is statement + [嗎]: [你有兄弟姐妹嗎？], [你媽媽在家嗎？]. Chinese usually doesn't change word order to ask this kind of question.
Phrase Breakdown
你有
nǐ yǒu
do you have
Used to ask whether someone has something.
你有時間嗎？
Do you have time?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
A second-person pronoun used to address someone directly.
你有哥哥嗎？
Do you have an older brother?
有
yǒu
[yoh]
to have
Used to express possession, like “have” in English.
你有很多朋友。
You have many friends.
兄弟姐妹
xiōng dì jiě mèi
siblings
Brothers and sisters together.
我有兩個兄弟姐妹。
I have two siblings.
Words in this phrase
兄弟
xiōng dì
[syong-dee]
brothers
Male siblings; often combined with 姐妹 to talk about siblings in general.
他有兩個兄弟。
He has two brothers.
姐妹
jiě mèi
[jyeh-may]
sisters
Female siblings; often used with 兄弟 together as “siblings.”
我有一個姐妹。
I have one sister.
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
Placed at the end of a statement to make it a yes-no question.
你有兄弟姐妹嗎？
Do you have siblings?
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