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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.

younger brother

child, offspring, seed, small thing

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Pinyindì zǐ

MeaningDisciple / Follower

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word弟子

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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

4.

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?

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.

zuò作

wèi为

tā他

de的

shǒu首

xí席

dì弟

zǐ子

，

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.

zài在

gǔ古

dài代

，

kǒng孔

zi子

jiào教

dǎo导

tā他

de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.

wǒ我

tīng听

shuō说

wáng王

shī师

fu傅

xīn新

shōu收

le了

gè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.

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