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兄弟 xiōngdì

兄弟 xiōngdì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 8 English Translations of the word 兄弟 xiōngdì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiōngdì | xiong1 di4
English translation
brothers
younger brother
CL:
>[gè]
I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
brotherly
fraternal

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About 兄弟 xiōngdì

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Traditional form

兄弟 xiōngdì

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 兄弟 xiōngdì

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 兄弟 xiōngdì .

xiōng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a mouth on top of a person, representing an older brother giving orders.

Positional decomposition

口儿

Number of Strokes

5

Explanation

Pictograph of a rope wrapped around a weapon. Relation to current meaning "younger brother" unclear.

Positional decomposition

ha gōng

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 兄弟 xiōngdì

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四海之内 zhī nèi jiē 兄弟 xiōngdì .

Within the four seas all men are brothers.

河水 hé shuǐ jiù 如同 rú tóng 我们 wǒmen de 兄弟 xiōngdì ,满足 mǎnzú le 我们的乾.

The rivers of our brothers they quench our thirst.

dāng 失散 shī sàn jiǔ de 兄弟 xiōngdì 见面 jiànmiàn shí ,激动 jīdòng 说不出 shuō bu chū huà .

Words failed me when I met my long - lost brothers.

yóu de 兄弟 xiōngdì péi zhāo .

She was accompanied by her brother.

zhè 兄弟 xiōngdì liǎ 政见 zhèng jiàn 不同 bù tóng .

The two brothers differed about politics.

兄弟 xiōngdì Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 兄弟 xiōngdì and their own compounds.

兄弟 xiōngdì Compounds

See all 83 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 兄弟 xiōngdì in their composition.

  • xiōng
    • jìng
    • Dǎng
      • tǎng , dǎng , , tǎng
    • Duì
      • shuì , tuō , shuì , yuè , yuè , ruì , tuì , zhuō , , ruì , yuè , , , , , , , ,
    • duì
      • shuì , duó , zhuó , tuì , , yuè , , , , shuì , tuō , tuì , , shuō , ruì , yuè ,
    • kuàng , Zhù , kuàng , zhù , huǎng , kuàng , yǎn , , , , , , , ,
    • , , , , , , , , , , , , kūn , , zhì , , , , , , , , , , ,
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