子弟

zǐ dì

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

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descendant

后代

Common in fixed phrases like 职工子弟 (children of employees) and 纨绔子弟 (rich playboys).

子弟 often refers to children or youth in a collective sense, not one's own children (use 子女 for that).

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这些子弟都是未来的希望。

These children are the hope of the future.

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child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility)

Chinese opera performers

hedonistic son of rich parents

dandy

(of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress

son

younger brother