Sign in to save this word to your study lists.

Definitions

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

Example Sentences

1 shown
會開車嗎?
Source: Tatoeba.org

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 弟

兄弟
xiōng dì

brothers

子弟
zǐ dì

child

弟子
dì zǐ

disciple; follower

弟弟
dì di

younger brother

徒弟
tú dì
仁弟
rén dì

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

令弟
lìng dì

honorable little brother

兄弟姐妹
xiōng dì jiě mèi

brothers and sisters

兄弟会
xiōng dì huì

fraternity

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)

兄弟阋墙
xiōng dì xì qiáng

internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself

内弟
nèi dì

wife's younger brother

八旗子弟
bā qí zǐ dì

child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility)

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]

四海之内皆兄弟
sì hǎi zhī nèi jiē xiōng dì

all men are brothers

堂兄弟
táng xiōng dì

father's brother's sons

堂弟
táng dì

younger male patrilineal cousin

堂弟妹
táng dì mèi

wife of younger male cousin via male line

堂弟媳
táng dì xí

wife of younger male cousin via male line

学弟
xué dì

junior or younger male schoolmate

孪生兄弟
luán shēng xiōng dì

twin brothers

家弟
jiā dì

(polite) my younger brother

小弟
xiǎo dì

little brother

小弟弟
xiǎo dì di

little brother

师兄弟
shī xiōng dì

fellow apprentices; fellow students (male)

师弟
shī dì

young disciple (of the same master)

幼弟
yòu dì

younger brother

弟兄
dì xiong

brothers

弟兄们
dì xiōng men

brothers

弟妹
dì mèi

younger sibling

弟妇
dì fù

younger brother's wife

弟媳
dì xí

younger brother's wife

御弟
yù dì

emperor's young brother

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)

把兄弟
bǎ xiōng dì

sworn brothers

杆弟
gān dì

caddie (golf)

梨园子弟
lí yuán zǐ dì

Chinese opera performers

盟兄弟
méng xiōng dì

sworn brother

盟弟
méng dì

junior partner in sworn brotherhood

砚弟
yàn dì

younger fellow student

纨绔子弟
wán kù zǐ dì

hedonistic son of rich parents

纨裤子弟
wán kù zǐ dì

dandy

老弟
lǎo dì

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

舍弟
shè dì

my younger brother (humble term)

华纳兄弟
huá nà xiōng dì

Warner Brothers

表兄弟
biǎo xiōng dì

male cousins via female line

表弟
biǎo dì

younger male cousin via female line

表弟妹
biǎo dì mèi

wife of younger male cousin via female line

表弟媳
biǎo dì xí

wife of younger male cousin via female line

襟弟
jīn dì

husband of wife's younger sister

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

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

误人子弟
wù rén zǐ dì

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

贤弟
xián dì

worthy little brother

关门弟子
guān mén dì zǐ

last disciple of a master

阿弟
ā dì

younger brother

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)

难兄难弟
nàn xiōng nàn dì

brothers in hardship (idiom)

雷曼兄弟
léi màn xiōng dì

Lehman Brothers, investment bank