Chinese Word of the Day

兄弟
xiōng dì

brother

Definitions

Chinese > English
兄弟	xiōngdì
1. n. (literal) brothers, brethren; brothers and sisters, siblings
2. n. (figurative) brothers; close friends; good friends
3. n. gangster
4. n. (Mandarin, Gan, Jin, dialectal Wu, colloquial) younger brother
5. n. (colloquial) (A term of address for a close friend of the same age or younger.)
兄弟，我今天請客。 - My brother, it's my treat today.
兄弟tī，我今kin仔日請chhiáⁿ人。 - My brother, it's my treat today., TW
6. pron. (A humble term of self-address used by a man to people of the same generation.)
English > Chinese
brother
1. 名词. （同父母的）兄，弟
2. 名词. （称男性的共事者或同道）同事，弟兄，伙伴
3. 名词. （常大写）（同一宗教团体的男性）教友；（尤指）修士
4. 名词. （黑人男子相互的称呼）兄弟，哥们
5. 名词. （美国）大学生联谊会成员
6. 动词. (及物動詞) 当作兄弟
Components
兄	xiōng
1. elder brother
2. elder male cousin
堂兄 - father’s brother’s son older than oneself
3. brother (male friend of the same generation)
弟	dì
1. (stroke order)
2. younger brother
3. junior
4. I, me
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