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Definitions

  1. 1. younger brother
  2. 2. junior male
  3. 3. I (modest word in letter)

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 840555)

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Words Containing 弟

华纳兄弟
huá nà xiōng dì

Warner Brothers

兄弟阋于墙,外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ

internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)

亲兄弟,明算帐
qīn xiōng dì , míng suàn zhàng

even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)

襟弟
jīn dì

husband of wife's younger sister

兄弟姐妹
xiōng dì jiě mèi

brothers and sisters

盟兄弟
méng xiōng dì

sworn brother

贤弟
xián dì

worthy little brother

表弟媳
biǎo dì xí

wife of younger male cousin via female line

仁弟
rén dì

(honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend

四海之内皆兄弟
sì hǎi zhī nèi jiē xiōng dì

all men are brothers

兄弟阋墙
xiōng dì xì qiáng

internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself

弟妇
dì fù

younger brother's wife

堂弟媳
táng dì xí

wife of younger male cousin via male line

内弟
nèi dì

wife's younger brother

御弟
yù dì

emperor's young brother

堂兄弟
táng xiōng dì

father's brother's sons

纨绔子弟
wán kù zǐ dì

hedonistic son of rich parents

卡拉马佐夫兄弟
kǎ lā mǎ zuǒ fū xiōng dì

Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基[tuó sī tuǒ yē fū sī jī]

误人子弟
wù rén zǐ dì

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

子弟
zǐ dì

child

师弟
shī dì

young disciple (of the same master)

双生兄弟
shuāng shēng xiōng dì

twin brothers

难兄难弟
nán xiōng nán dì

lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)

表弟
biǎo dì

younger male cousin via female line

盟弟
méng dì

junior partner in sworn brotherhood

徒弟
tú dì
家弟
jiā dì

(polite) my younger brother

杆弟
gān dì

caddie (golf)

难兄难弟
nàn xiōng nàn dì

brothers in hardship (idiom)

兄弟会
xiōng dì huì

fraternity

舍弟
shè dì

my younger brother (humble term)

关门弟子
guān mén dì zǐ

last disciple of a master

小弟弟
xiǎo dì di

little brother

纨裤子弟
wán kù zǐ dì

dandy

弟媳
dì xí

younger brother's wife

弟弟
dì di

younger brother

弟子
dì zǐ

disciple; follower

扶弟魔
fú dì mó

(coll.) (neologism c. 2017, a play on 伏地魔[fú dì mó]) woman who devotes herself to supporting her little brother (assisting him with his studies, giving money to help him buy a house etc)

弟兄
dì xiong

brothers

把兄弟
bǎ xiōng dì

sworn brothers

表兄弟
biǎo xiōng dì

male cousins via female line

幼弟
yòu dì

younger brother

老弟
lǎo dì

(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy

令弟
lìng dì

honorable little brother

堂弟妹
táng dì mèi

wife of younger male cousin via male line

砚弟
yàn dì

younger fellow student

雷曼兄弟
léi màn xiōng dì

Lehman Brothers, investment bank

弟妹
dì mèi

younger sibling

八旗子弟
bā qí zǐ dì

child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility)

表弟妹
biǎo dì mèi

wife of younger male cousin via female line

梨园子弟
lí yuán zǐ dì

Chinese opera performers

兄弟
xiōng dì

brothers

阿弟
ā dì

younger brother

小弟
xiǎo dì

little brother

学弟
xué dì

junior or younger male schoolmate

师兄弟
shī xiōng dì

fellow apprentices; fellow students (male)

弟兄们
dì xiōng men

brothers

堂弟
táng dì

younger male patrilineal cousin

孪生兄弟
luán shēng xiōng dì

twin brothers