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兄长 (xiōng zhǎng): Elder brother (formal) (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

兄长 consists of 2 characters.

兄 • xiōng • elder brother

xiōng兄

elder brother

长 • zhǎng • to grow • HSK 2.0 L2

HSK 2

zhǎng长

to grow

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Pinyinxiōng zhǎng

Meaningelder brother (formal)

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 兄长

Wǒ我

de的

xiōng兄

zhǎng长

bǐ比

wǒ我

dà大

wǔ五

suì岁

。

My elder brother is five years older than me.

Zài在

xìn信

zhōng中

，

tā他

zūn尊

chēng称

duì对

fāng方

wéi为

xiōng兄

zhǎng长

。

In the letter, he respectfully addressed the other person as elder brother.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 兄长.

Words with 兄

兄弟xiōng dìbrothers
兄妹xiōng mèibrother and sister
堂兄táng xiōngolder male cousin (father's side)
弟兄dì xiongbrothers
老兄lǎo xiōngold pal, buddy (familiar address)
亲兄弟qīn xiōng dìblood brother, biological brother
堂兄弟táng xiōng dìmale paternal cousin
小兄弟xiǎo xiōng dìlittle brother; buddy (informal)

Words with 长

校长xiào zhǎnghead teacher; principal
增长zēng zhǎngto grow
家长jiā zhǎnghead of a household
长城Cháng chéngThe Great Wall
长江

Cháng jiāng

Yangtze River

队长duì zhǎngcaptain

院长yuàn zhǎngthe head of an institution whose name ends in 院

延长yán chánglengthen; extend; prolong