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堂兄弟 (táng xiōng dì): Male paternal cousin (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

弟 • dì • younger brother
dì弟

younger brother

Word Info

Pinyintáng xiōng dì
Meaningmale paternal cousin
Characters3
HSK—
Syntaxnoun

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 堂兄弟.

Words with 堂
  • 课堂kè tángclassroom
  • 食堂shí tángdining hall; cafeteria
  • 天堂tiān tángheaven; paradise
  • 殿堂diàn tángHall / palace
  • 礼堂lǐ tángauditorium
  • 哄堂大笑hōng táng dà xiàoburst into laughter / roar with laughter
  • 会堂huì tángassembly hall, meeting hall
  • 名堂míng tangsomething interesting; trick; result
Words with 兄
  • 兄弟xiōng dìbrothers
  • 兄妹xiōng mèibrother and sister
  • 兄长xiōng zhǎngelder brother (formal)
  • 堂兄táng xiōngolder male cousin (father's side)
Words with 弟
  • 弟弟dì diyounger brother
  • 兄弟xiōng dìbrothers
  • 徒弟tú dìapprentice; disciple
  • 子弟zǐ dìYounger generation / Disciples
弟兄
dì xiong
brothers
  • 老兄lǎo xiōngold pal, buddy (familiar address)
  • 亲兄弟qīn xiōng dìblood brother, biological brother
  • 小兄弟xiǎo xiōng dìlittle brother; buddy (informal)
    • 弟子
    dì zǐ
    Disciple / Follower
  • 堂弟táng dìyounger male cousin (paternal)
  • 姊弟zǐ dìelder sister and younger brother
  • 小弟xiǎo dìyounger brother; junior (humble term for oneself)
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 堂兄弟

    tā他
    shì是
    wǒ我
    de的
    táng堂
    xiōng兄
    dì弟
    。
    He is my male paternal cousin.
    wǒ我
    hé和
    táng堂
    xiōng兄
    dì弟
    cóng从
    xiǎo小
    yī一
    qǐ起
    tā他
    de的
    táng堂
    xiōng兄
    dì弟
    zài在
    chéng城
    lǐ里
    kāi开
    zhǎng长
    dà大
    。
    My male paternal cousin and I grew up together.
    le了
    yī一
    jiā家
    cān餐
    guǎn馆
    。
    His male paternal cousin opened a restaurant in the city.