大 dà big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) syn 先 xiān beforehand / first / earlier / at first / originally / for the time being / for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) syn 哥哥 gē ge older brother / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 姐姐 jiě jie older sister / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 师傅 師傅 shī fu master / qualified worker / respectful form of address for older men / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] syn 男女 nán nǚ male-female / male and female syn 表妹 biǎo mèi younger female cousin via female line 表哥 biǎo gē older male cousin via female line 大姐 dà jiě big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) syn 堂兄 táng xiōng older male patrilineal cousin syn 大爷 大爺 dà ye (coll.) father's older brother / uncle / term of respect for older man syn 前辈 前輩 qián bèi senior / older generation / precursor syn 表姐 biǎo jiě older female cousin via female line 姊妹 zǐ mèi (older and younger) sisters / sister (school, city etc) syn 长辈 長輩 zhǎng bèi one's elders / older generation syn 姐夫 jiě fu (coll.) older sister's husband syn 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife / sister-in-law syn 学长 學長 xué zhǎng senior or older male schoolmate syn 先辈 先輩 xiān bèi an older generation / ancestors / forefathers syn 伯父 bó fù father's elder brother / term of respect for older man / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 长者 長者 zhǎng zhě senior / older person syn 孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial / dutiful / devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc) / to show filial piety towards (an older family member) / filial piety syn 大嫂 dà sǎo older brother's wife / sister-in-law / elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) syn 慈祥 cí xiáng kindly / benevolent (often of older person) syn 师兄 師兄 shī xiōng senior male fellow student or apprentice / son (older than oneself) of one's teacher syn 老妈子 老媽子 lǎo mā zi older female servant / amah syn 老一辈 老一輩 lǎo yī bèi previous generation / older generation syn 大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife / aunt (polite address) syn 老伯 lǎo bó uncle (polite form of address for older male) syn 大伯 dà bó husband's older brother / father's older brother (esp. his oldest brother) syn 大龄 大齡 dà líng older (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc) syn 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng lit. late-comer lives above (idiom) / the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation / the pupil surpasses the master syn 嫂嫂 sǎo sao older brother's wife / sister-in-law / (polite address to a younger married woman) sister syn 大舅子 dà jiù zi (coll.) wife's older brother syn 师姐 師姐 shī jiě senior female fellow student or apprentice / daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher 换代 換代 huàn dài to transition to a new dynasty or regime / to replace an older product with an upgraded, new-generation one syn 学姐 學姐 xué jiě senior or older female schoolmate 大姑 dà gū father's oldest sister / husband's older sister / sister-in-law syn 姊夫 zǐ fu older sister's husband syn 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) syn 姊姊 zǐ zǐ older sister / Taiwan pr. [jie3 jie5] 姐弟恋 姐弟戀 jiě dì liàn love between an older woman and a younger man 太爷 太爺 tài yé (respectful for) one's grandfather / sb's father / older people / the head of the house (used by servants) / a district magistrate syn 女同胞 nǚ tóng bāo woman / female / female compatriot 表兄 biǎo xiōng older male cousin via female line 长幼 長幼 zhǎng yòu older and younger / seniority 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female) / (archaic) male and female slaves / subjects (of a ruler) 女选手 女選手 nǚ xuǎn shǒu female contestant / female athlete 大姨妈 大姨媽 dà yí mā mother's eldest sister (older than one's mother) / (coll.) (euphemism) Aunt Flo (i.e. menstrual period) 表嫂 biǎo sǎo wife of older male cousin via female line 陪侍 péi shì to wait upon (older people) / to accompany / attendant 老辈 老輩 lǎo bèi the older generation / ancestors syn 世伯 shì bó uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father) / old friend 六亲 六親 liù qīn six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3] / one's kin syn 表姐夫 biǎo jiě fu husband of older female cousin via female line 母 mǔ mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female syn 姐 jiě older sister syn 姊 zǐ older sister / Taiwan pr. [jie3] syn 堂姐 táng jiě older female patrilineal cousin 丈 zhàng measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male syn 表姐妹 biǎo jiě mèi female cousins via female line 嫂 sǎo (bound form) older brother's wife / sister-in-law syn 姒 sì wife or senior concubine of husbands older brother (old) / elder sister (old) 女 nǚ female / woman / daughter syn 女性 nǚ xìng woman / the female sex syn 女生 nǚ shēng schoolgirl / female student / girl 女子 nǚ zǐ woman / female syn 表弟 biǎo dì younger male cousin via female line 巫婆 wū pó witch / sorceress / female shaman syn 女仆 女僕 nǚ pú female servant / maid syn 女佣 女傭 nǚ yōng (female) maid syn 花瓶 huā píng flower vase / (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent) syn 女伴 nǚ bàn female companion 空姐 kōng jiě abbr. for 空中小姐 / stewardess / air hostess / female flight attendant syn 表亲 表親 biǎo qīn cousin (via female line) 外孙 外孫 wài sūn daughter's son / grandson / descendant via the female line syn 多利 duō lì Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell 结扎 結扎 jié zā to tie up / to bind up / (medicine) to ligate / (of a male) to have a vasectomy (ligation of the vasa deferentia) / (of a female) to have one's tubes tied (tubal ligation) 雌性 cí xìng female 雌雄 cí xióng male and female 老板娘 lǎo bǎn niáng female proprietor / lady boss / boss's wife syn 女星 nǚ xīng female star / famous actress syn 发情 發情 fā qíng (zoology) (of a female) to be in heat / (of a male) to be in rut 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 表兄弟 biǎo xiōng dì male cousins via female line syn 艺妓 藝妓 yì jì geisha (Japanese female entertainer) / also written 藝伎|艺伎[yi4 ji4] syn 两性 兩性 liǎng xìng male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric 阿兰 阿蘭 ā lán Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name) / A-lan (Chinese female name) 女婴 女嬰 nǚ yīng female baby 长舌妇 長舌婦 cháng shé fù female gossip / busybody syn 女色 nǚ sè female charms / femininity syn 发情期 發情期 fā qíng qī the breeding season (zool.) / oestrus (period of sexual receptivity of female mammals) 女犯 nǚ fàn female offender in imperial China (old) 天仙 tiān xiān immortal (esp. female) / deity / fairy / Goddess / fig. beautiful woman syn 老鸨 老鴇 lǎo bǎo female brothel keeper syn 美玲 měi líng Meiling (female name) / Zhou Meiling 周美玲[Zhou1 Mei3 ling2] (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director 螺母 luó mǔ nut (female component of nut and bolt) syn 歌女 gē nǚ female singer (archaic) 螺帽 luó mào nut (female component of nut and bolt) 