How to pronounce mei mei (妹妹) in Chinese
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妹妹
mèi mei
Characters & meanings
younger sister
younger sister
Common mistake
Falling + neutral (4-0): the first mèi falls firmly, the second is a soft echo — unlike měi (美/每), whose low dip would change the word entirely.
Tone change in this word
The second 妹 is neutral — the doubled-kinship pattern (姐姐, 哥哥, 弟弟).
Example sentence
我妹妹今年十岁。
Wǒ mèimei jīnnián shí suì.
My little sister is ten this year.
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