hok6 ze2學姐学姐
Jyutpinghok6 ze2
Yalehohk jé
Definition
A female schoolmate who is older or in a higher grade; a female senior schoolmate.
colloquialschoolpeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to a female student who is in a higher grade than the speaker within the same institution. While it carries a sense of respect, it is also frequently used to express a sense of closeness or admiration in social settings. It is rarely used in formal writing, where more neutral terms like 同學 are preferred.
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Common phrases
pretty senior schoolmate
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 師姐, which is often used in professional or martial arts contexts to refer to a senior female colleague or fellow practitioner. Using 學姐 in a workplace setting can sound overly casual or like you are treating the office like a school.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.



