兄弟
HSK 4freq #1060
Meanings
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- 1.brothers
- 2.younger brother
- 3.CL:个[gè]
- 4.I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
- 5.brotherly
- 6.fraternal
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Wiktionary
- 1.brother
- 2.brethren; brothers and sisters; siblings
- 3.brothers; close friends; good friends (Classifier: 位 m)
- 4.term to address fellow/peer-netizens on social media platforms
- 5.gangster
- 6.groomsman
- 7.younger brother
- 8.my brother; bro (A term of address for a close friend of similar age or younger)
- 9.A humble term of self-address used by a man to people of the same generation.
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Etymology
Dvandva of 兄 (xiōng, “older brother”) + 弟 (dì, “younger brother”)
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Stroke order
Components
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Characters
Example sentences
我有兄弟。
I have brothers.
你有兄弟吗？
Do you have any brothers?
她有三个兄弟。
She has three brothers.
他们是兄弟吗？
Are they brothers?
它是我兄弟的。
It's my brother's.
他和我是兄弟。
He and I are brothers.
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Antonyms
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Derived terms
三從兄弟三从兄弟兄弟兄弟，各人顧家己兄弟兄弟，各人顾家己兄弟共妻兄弟刀槍刣，血予外人踏兄弟刀枪刣，血予外人踏兄弟如手足，妻子如衣服兄弟如手足，毋免佮人約兄弟如手足，毋免佮人约兄弟姐妹兄弟姊妹兄弟市兄弟怡怡兄弟是兄弟，過江照算錢兄弟是兄弟，过江照算钱兄弟會兄弟会兄弟若共心，烏塗變成金兄弟若共心，乌涂变成金兄弟鬩牆兄弟阋墙內兄弟内兄弟同堂兄弟同胞兄弟四海之內皆兄弟四海之内皆兄弟四海皆兄弟堂兄弟
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Related words
师兄弟 male fellow disciples; fellow apprentices盟兄弟 sworn brother兄弟会 fraternity表兄弟 male cousin through a female relative堂兄弟 father's brother's sons把兄弟 sworn brothers双生兄弟 twin brothers雷曼兄弟 Lehman Brothers, investment bank兄弟姐妹 brothers and sisters孪生兄弟 twin brothers兄弟阋墙 internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself华纳兄弟 Warner Brothers