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兄弟 (xiōng dì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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兄弟 (xiōng dì): Brothers (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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兄弟 consists of 2 characters.

younger brother

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 兄弟.

Words with 弟

弟弟dì diHSK 2
姊弟zǐ dì
子弟zǐ dì
弟子dì zǐ
徒弟tú dì

How to Use 兄弟 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 兄弟 with other words naturally.

Idiom

chēng称

xiōng兄

dào道

dì弟

neutral

call each other brothers

xiōng兄

dì弟

qíng情

shēn深

formalWritten

Noun + Nounwith关系

xiōng兄

dì弟

guān关

xi系

Adjective + Nounwith亲

qīn亲

xiōng兄

dì弟

neutral

blood brothers

Noun + Measure Wordwith俩

xiōng兄

dì弟

liǎ俩

informalSpoken

Example Sentences with 兄弟

tā他

men们

xiōng兄

dì弟

liǎ俩

zhǎng长

de得

deep brotherly affection

neutral

brotherly relationship

the two brothers

hěn很

xiàng像

。

Those two brothers look very much alike.

tā他

shì是

wǒ我

de的

xiōng兄

dì弟

。

He is my brother.

tā他

men们

xiōng兄

dì弟

èr二

rén人

gòng共

tóng同

jīng经

yíng营

zhe着

zhè这

jiā家

jiā家

zú族

qǐ企

yè业

。

The two brothers jointly run this family business.

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nǐ你

men们

xiōng兄

dì弟

zhī之

jiān间

zuì最

jìn近

shì是

bu不

shì是

yǒu有

shén什

me么

wù误

huì会

？

Has there been some misunderstanding between you brothers recently?

wǒ我

hé和

xiōng兄

dì弟

yì一

qǐ起

qù去

kàn看

diàn电

jǐn尽

guǎn管

shì是

qīn亲

xiōng兄

dì弟

，

tā他

men们

tā他

men们

xiōng兄

dì弟

liǎ俩

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yīn因

xiōng兄

dì弟

liǎ俩

jīng经

cháng常

hù互

xiāng相

bāng帮

zhù助

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

men们

xiōng兄

dì弟

jǐ几

gè个

dǎ打

yǐng影

。

I went to see a movie with my brother.

de

的

xìng性

gé格

què却

jié截

rán然

bù不

tóng同

。

Although they are biological brothers, their personalities are completely different.

wèi为

cái财

chǎn产

fēn分

pèi配

ér而

chǎn产

shēng生

máo矛

dùn盾

。

The two brothers did not have any conflict over the distribution of property.

，

gǎn感

qíng情

hěn很

hǎo好

。

The two brothers often help each other and have a good relationship.

suàn

算

qù去

jiāo郊

qū区

lù露

yíng营

fàng放

sōng松

yí一

xià下

。

This weekend, we brothers plan to go camping in the suburbs to relax.