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how do you say brothers and sisters in chinese? I only know how to say things like 妹妹 哥哥 弟弟 姐姐。I cant say brother or sister in general.

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The term I know for brothers and sisters is 兄弟姐妹. For example 你有兄弟姐妹吗?Do you have brothers and sisters?
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brothers and sisters = 兄弟姐妹 xiōng-dì-jiě-mèi
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Than you big is哥哥,姐姐, 表哥,表姐,堂哥,堂姐,younger is弟弟,妹妹,表弟,表妹,堂弟,堂妹
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In modern Chinese, we use the phrase "兄弟姐妹". The meaning is "兄= elder brother, 弟=younger brother, 姐=elder sister, 妹=younger sister. Please note "兄弟姐妹" is a phrase, you cannot change the character order, they are fixed.
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In general,Chinese say 哥哥,弟弟,姐姐,妹妹。

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