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兄弟
xiōngdì
1. brothers
2. younger brother
3. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
4. I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
5. brotherly
6. fraternal
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown

兄
xiōng
elder brother
HSK 5 5 丶
弟
dì
young brother, junior
HSK 2 7 丶

Compound Words (13)

兄弟会
xiōngdìhuì
fraternity
堂兄弟
tángxiōngdì
father's brother's sons
把兄弟
bǎxiōngdì
sworn brothers
盟兄弟
méngxiōngdì
sworn brother
表兄弟
biǎoxiōngdì
male cousins via female line
华纳兄弟
Huànàxiōngdì
Warner Brothers
双生兄弟
shuāngshēngxiōngdì
twin brothers
兄弟阋墙
xiōngdìxìqiáng
internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself
雷曼兄弟
LéimànXiōngdì
Lehman Brothers, investment bank
四海之内皆兄弟
sìhǎizhīnèijiēxiōngdì
all men are brothers
亲兄弟,明算帐
qīnxiōngdì,míngsuànzhàng
(lit.) even with your own brother, keep clear accounts
卡拉马佐夫兄弟
Kǎlāmǎzuǒfūxiōngdì
Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky [[陀思妥耶夫斯基]]
兄弟阋于墙,外御其侮
xiōngdìxìyúqiáng,wàiyùqíwǔ
internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)

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