兄
弟

Brothers in Chinese: 兄弟 (xiōng dì)

xiōng dì

brothers

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1brothers
  2. 2younger brother
  3. 3I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
  4. 4brotherly
  5. 5fraternal

Stroke order

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兄
弟

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄩㄥ

xiōng

ㄒ/ xㄩ/ üㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄉㄧˋ

dì

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我有兄弟。

    wǒ yǒu xiōng dì。

    I have brothers.

  • 他是我兄弟。

    tā shì wǒ xiōng dì。

    He is my brother.

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Related words

弟

dì

younger brother

弟弟

dì di

younger brother

徒弟

tú dì

apprentice

弟子

dì zǐ

disciple

子弟

zǐ dì

child

学术

xué shù

learning

学问

xué wèn

learning

寻找

xún zhǎo

to seek

迅速

xùn sù

rapid

延长

yán cháng

to prolong

阳台

yáng tái

balcony

腰

yāo

waist

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