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弟子 (dì zǐ): Disciple / Follower (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

弟子 consists of 2 characters.
dì
弟
younger brother
zǐ
子
child, offspring, seed, small thing

How to Use 弟子 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 弟子 with other words naturally.
Measure Word + Nounwith名
yī一
míng名
dì弟
zǐ子
neutral
a disciple
Idiomwith关门
guān关
mén门
dì弟
zǐ子
Noun + Nounwith规
dì弟
zǐ子
guī规
formalWritten
Adjective + Nounwith得意
dé得
yì意
dì弟
zǐ子
Verb + Objectwith收
shōu收
dì弟
zǐ子
formal
take disciples

Example Sentences with 弟子

tā他
shì是
wǒ我
de的
dì弟
zǐ子
。
formal
last disciple
Standards for Students
formal
favorite disciple
He is my disciple.
zhè这
wèi位
dà大
shī师
de的
dì弟
zǐ子
men们
zhèng正
zài在
qián潜
xīn心
zuān钻
yán研
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
zhé哲
xué学
diǎn典
jí籍
。
The disciples of this master are diligently studying ancient philosophical texts.
nǐ你
nán难
dào道
bú不
shì是
nà那
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
huà画
jiā家
de的
guān关
mén门
dì弟
zǐ子
ma吗
？
Aren't you the closed-door disciple of that famous painter?
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zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
shī师
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
dì弟
zǐ子
，
tā他
men们
dōu都
rèn认
zhēn真
xué学
xí习
。
This teacher has many disciples, and they all study diligently.
tā他
shēng声
chēng称
zì自
jǐ己
shì是
nà那
wèi位
yǐn隐
shì
zuò作
wèi为
tā他
de的
shǒu首
xí席
dì弟
zǐ子
，
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
kǒng孔
zi子
jiào教
dǎo导
tā他
de
wǒ我
tīng听
shuō说
wáng王
shī师
fu傅
xīn新
shōu收
le了
gè
士
de的
dì弟
zǐ子
，
què却
cóng从
wèi未
zhǎn展
shì示
guò过
rèn任
hé何
zhēn真
cái才
shí实
xué学
。
He claims to be the disciple of that hermit, but has never demonstrated any real talent or learning.
nǐ
你
lǐ理
yìng应
chéng承
dān担
qǐ起
chuán传
chéng承
zhè这
mén门
jì技
yì艺
de的
zé责
rèn任
。
As his chief disciple, you should take on the responsibility of passing down this skill.
的
dì弟
zǐ子
men们
guān关
yú于
rén仁
ài爱
de的
dào道
lǐ理
。
In ancient times, Confucius taught his disciples about the principles of benevolence.
个
dì弟
zǐ子
，
xué学
dōng东
xī西
tè特
bié别
kuài快
。
I heard Master Wang recently took on a new disciple who learns things very quickly.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 弟子.

Words with 弟
  • 弟弟dì diHSK 2
  • 兄弟xiōng dì
  • 姊弟zǐ dì
  • 子弟zǐ dì
  • 徒弟tú dì
Words with 子
  • 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
  • 个子gè ziHSK 3
  • 句子jù ziHSK 3