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子弟 (zǐ dì): Younger generation / Disciples (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

子弟 consists of 2 characters.

child, offspring, seed, small thing

younger brother

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Word Info

Pinyinzǐ dì

MeaningYounger generation / Disciples

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word子弟

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 子弟.

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儿子ér ziHSK 1
杯子bēi ziHSK 1
桌子zhuō ziHSK 1
椅子yǐ ziHSK 1
妻子qī ziHSK 2
孩子hái ziHSK 2
本子běn ziHSK 2
个子gè ziHSK 3

Words with 弟

弟弟dì diHSK 2
兄弟xiōng dìHSK 5
徒弟tú dìHSK 6
弟子dì zǐHSK 7-9
姊弟zǐ dì

3.

How to Use 子弟 in Sentences

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

Noun + Nounwith职工

zhí职

gōng工

zǐ子

dì弟

neutral

children of employees

Verb + Objectwith培养

péi培

yǎng养

zǐ子

dì弟

Idiomwith纨绔

wán纨

kù绔

zǐ子

dì弟

Adjective + Nounwith富家

fù富

jiā家

zǐ子

dì弟

4.

Example Sentences with 子弟

tā他

shì是

wǒ我

men们

jiā家

de的

zǐ子

formal

cultivate the younger generation

formal

Written

playboy from a rich family

formal

children from wealthy families

dì弟

。

He is a child of our family.

zhè这

wèi位

lǎo老

yì艺

shù术

jiā家

yì一

shēng生

zhì致

lì力

yú于

péi培

yǎng养

xì戏

qǔ曲

jiè界

de的

hòu后

bèi辈

zi子

dì弟

。

This veteran artist has devoted his life to nurturing the younger generation in the opera world.

nán难

dào道

míng名

mén门

zǐ子

dì弟

jiù就

zhù注

dìng定

yào要

bēi背

fù负

jiā家

zú族

de的

quán全

bù部

qī期

wàng望

ma吗

？

Are the younger generation of prestigious families destined to bear all the family's expectations?

zhè这

ge个

xué学

xiào校

péi培

yǎng养

le了

xǔ许

duō多

yōu优

xiù秀

de的

zǐ子

dì弟

。

This school has nurtured many outstanding children.

tā他

suī虽

shì是

fù富

shāng商

zǐ子

dì弟

，

què却

sī丝

háo毫

méi没

yǒu有

zhān沾

rǎn染

wán纨

kù绔

zǐ子

dì弟

de的

è恶

xí习

。

Although he is from a wealthy merchant family, he has not picked up any of the bad habits of a playboy.

gōng公

sī司

bìng并

wèi未

yīn因

tā他

shì是

gōng功

chén臣

zǐ子

dì弟

jiù就

jǐ给

yǔ予

tè特

shū殊

zhào照

gù顾

。

The company did not give him special treatment just because he is the descendant of a meritorious employee.

zuò作

wéi为

gàn干

bù部

zǐ子

dì弟

，

tā他

cóng从

xiǎo小

jiù就

shòu受

dào到

liáng良

hǎo好

de的

jiào教

yù育

。

As a child of a cadre, he received a good education from a young age.