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小姐

xiǎo jie

HSK 1 · word 400 of 3,000

Meaning

• young lady
• miss
• (slang) prostitute

Measure word

个 gè or 位 wèi

Example sentence

Characters in 小姐

• 小 xiǎo small
• 姐 jiě elder sister; a polite word for a young woman

小 small plus 姐 elder sister. Once a neutral title for a young woman, it is now regional and can be taken badly on the mainland.

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