I knew Tom's brother.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
弟兄
brothers
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
brothers
02
comrade
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 弟兄 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 弟兄 appears in 3 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
To strengthen his position, Tom surrounded himself with intellectuals and church dignitaries, one of whom was Brother John.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 弟兄.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 弟兄.
Directly before
- 以弟兄1
- 的弟兄1
- 约翰弟兄1
Directly after
- 弟兄之情1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 弟兄
What does 弟兄 mean in Chinese?
弟兄 (dìxiong) means brothers.
How do you pronounce 弟兄?
弟兄 is pronounced dìxiong.
Is 弟兄 an HSK word?
弟兄 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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