Chinese word

学妹

Pronunciation

Pinyinxué mèi

Meaning

  • nounyounger female student

Example

她是我的学妹。tā shì wǒ de xué mèi

She is a younger female student at my school.

Illustration for 学妹 (younger female student)

More examples

周末我会和学妹一起去图书馆复习。zhōu mò wǒ huì hé xué mèi yì qǐ qù tú shū guǎn fù xí

This weekend, I will go to the library to review with my younger female schoolmate.

Core concept

A female schoolmate positioned as the speaker's junior within the same learning community.

Common phrases

  • 我的学妹wǒ de xué mèi

    my younger female schoolmate

  • 班上的学妹bān shàng de xué mèi

    the younger female schoolmate in the class

  • 跟学妹一起学习gēn xué mèi yì qǐ xué xí

    study with a younger female schoolmate

  • 请学妹帮忙qǐng xué mèi bāng máng

    ask a younger female schoolmate for help

Similar words

学弟xué dì: A male student in the same school or learning group who enrolled after the speaker.
学姐xué jiě: A female student in the same school or learning group who enrolled before the speaker.
学长xué zhǎng: A male student in the same school or learning group who enrolled before the speaker.

Definition in Chinese

称呼同一学府或同一学习团体中，比自己年级或资历低的女性学生。chēng hū tóng yì xué fǔ huò tóng yì xué xí tuán tǐ zhōng bǐ zì jǐ nián jí huò zī lì dī de nǚ xìng xué shēng

Word origin

学 (xué, "study") + 妹 (mèi, "younger sister") combines a learning setting with a younger female family term, extending a senior-junior relationship to female students.

Usage tips

  • The relationship is based on school rank or experience rather than simply on age, which makes the term useful when classmates have different entry years.

Other meanings

  • younger female schoolmatenoun
  • female underclassmannoun

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