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兄弟

xiōng dì

HSK 4 · word 2996 of 3,000

Meaning

• brothers
• younger brother
• I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)

Measure word

个 gè

Example sentence

Characters in 兄弟

• 兄 xiōng elder brother — the formal, written word
• 弟 dì younger brother

兄 elder brother plus 弟, younger brother. The two roles together name the category, as 姐妹 and 父母 do.

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