学姐 (xuéjiě) · senior female schoolmate, female upperclassman

Measure Word

一位学姐 wèi

HSK 5

这位学姐比我高两届。

Zhè wèi xuéjiě bǐ wǒ gāo liǎng jiè.

This senior schoolmate is two years ahead of me.

HSK 7-9

学姐，你能给我推荐几本考研的参考书吗？

Xuéjiě, nǐ néng gěi wǒ tuījiàn jǐ běn kǎoyán de cānkǎoshū ma?

Could you recommend a few reference books for the grad school entrance exam?

usage

Students call an older female schoolmate 学姐 to her face, the way they call an older male one 学长. Younger schoolmates are 学弟 (male) and 学妹 (female).

学 xué

姐 jiě