Chinese Conversation · Level 4
88 words
Chinese word
表妹
Pronunciation
Pinyinbiǎo mèi
Meaning
- nounyounger female cousin
Example
放学后我和表妹一起做作业。fàng xué hòu wǒ hé biǎo mèi yì qǐ zuò zuò yè
After school, I do homework with my younger female cousin.
More examples
周末我和表妹去公园玩。zhōu mò wǒ hé biǎo mèi qù gōng yuán wán
On weekends, I go to the park to play with my younger female cousin.
Core concept
A female cousin who occupies a younger-sister position in the wider family.
Common phrases
我的表妹wǒ de biǎo mèi
my younger female cousin
和表妹一起hé biǎo mèi yì qǐ
with my younger female cousin
Similar words
堂妹táng mèi: A female cousin who is younger than the speaker and belongs to the father's male family line.
表姐biáo jiě: A female cousin who is older than the speaker and belongs outside the father's male family line.
表弟biǎo dì: A male cousin who is younger than the speaker and belongs outside the father's male family line.
堂姐táng jiě: A female cousin who is older than the speaker and belongs to the father's male family line.
Definition in Chinese
跟自己有表亲关系、年龄比自己小的女性亲属。gēn zì jǐ yǒu biǎo qīn guān xì nián líng bǐ zì jǐ xiǎo de nǚ xìng qīn shǔ
Word origin
表妹 (biǎomèi, "younger female cousin") combines 表 (biǎo, "outer kinship branch") with 妹 (mèi, "younger sister"), marking a younger girl cousin outside the father's male-line branch.
Usage tips
- English uses cousin without showing age or gender, while this Chinese kinship term records both details in one word.
Other meanings
- female cousinnoun
Opposites
- 表姐biáo jiěolder female cousinnoun