弟兄
dì xiong
Pinyin

Definition

弟兄
 - 
dì xiong
  1. brothers
  2. comrade

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xiōng dì
  1. 1 brothers
  2. 2 younger brother
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
  5. 5 brotherly
  6. 6 fraternal
dì di
  1. 1 younger brother
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
rén xiōng
  1. 1 (honorific written address) My dear friend
xiōng
  1. 1 elder brother
xiōng mèi
  1. 1 brother(s) and sister(s)
táng dì
  1. 1 younger male patrilineal cousin
xiǎo dì
  1. 1 little brother
  2. 2 I, your little brother (humble)
xiǎo dì di
  1. 1 little brother
  2. 2 little boy
  3. 3 (coll.) penis
shī xiōng
  1. 1 senior male fellow student or apprentice
  2. 2 son (older than oneself) of one's teacher
  1. 1 younger brother
  2. 2 junior male
  3. 3 I (modest word in letter)
dì zǐ
  1. 1 disciple
  2. 2 follower
tú dì
  1. 1 apprentice
  2. 2 disciple
lǎo dì
  1. 1 (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy
  2. 2 old pal
biǎo dì
  1. 1 younger male cousin via female line
lìng dì
  1. 1 honorable little brother
xiōng sǎo
  1. 1 elder brother and his wife
xiōng dì huì
  1. 1 fraternity
xiōng tái
  1. 1 brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)
xiōng zhǎng
  1. 1 elder brother
  2. 2 term of respect for a man of about the same age
táng xiōng
  1. 1 older male patrilineal cousin

Idioms (5)

兄弟阋于墙,外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
  1. 1 internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
兄弟阋墙
xiōng dì xì qiáng
  1. 1 internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself
亲兄弟,明算帐
qīn xiōng dì , míng suàn zhàng
  1. 1 even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
难兄难弟
nán xiōng nán dì
  1. 1 lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is just as bad as the other
难兄难弟
nàn xiōng nàn dì
  1. 1 brothers in hardship (idiom)
  2. 2 fellow sufferers
  3. 3 in the same boat

Sample Sentences

弟兄们,只剩下两个了。谁去埋一下C4,墙角这里我来守。
dìxiongmen ,zhǐ shèngxià liǎng gè le 。shéi qù mái yīxià C4 ,qiángjiǎo zhèlǐ wǒ lái shǒu 。
Guys, there's only two of them left. Someone go plant some C4. I'll guard the corner.
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