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堂兄 (táng xiōng): Older male cousin (father's side) (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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堂 • táng • main hall, large room, or court • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
táng
堂
main hall, large room, or court
兄 • xiōng • elder brother
xiōng
兄
elder brother
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 堂兄.
Words with
堂
课堂
kè táng
classroom
食堂
shí táng
dining hall; cafeteria
天堂
tiān táng
heaven; paradise
殿堂
diàn táng
Hall / palace
礼堂
lǐ táng
auditorium
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
burst into laughter / roar with laughter
会堂
huì táng
assembly hall, meeting hall
名堂
míng tang
something interesting; trick; result
Words with
兄
兄弟
xiōng dì
brothers
兄妹
xiōng mèi
brother and sister
兄长
xiōng zhǎng
elder brother (formal)
弟兄
dì xiong
brothers
老兄
lǎo xiōng
old pal, buddy (familiar address)
亲兄弟
qīn xiōng dì
blood brother, biological brother
堂兄弟
táng xiōng dì
male paternal cousin
小兄弟
xiǎo xiōng dì
little brother; buddy (informal)
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Example Sentences with 堂兄
wǒ
我
de
的
táng
堂
xiōng
兄
bǐ
比
wǒ
我
dà
大
liǎng
两
suì
岁
，
wǒ
我
men
们
jīng
经
cháng
常
yī
一
qǐ
起
dǎ
打
qiú
球
。
My older male cousin is two years older than me, and we often play ball together.
táng
堂
xiōng
兄
jīn
今
nián
年
dà
大
xué
学
bì
毕
yè
业
，
zhèng
正
zài
在
zhǎo
找
gōng
工
zuò
作
。
My older male cousin graduated from university this year and is looking for a job.
