What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 兄弟 mean?

兄弟 xiōngdì

brother; bro (friendly address among men)

It can also mean

  • brothers
  • fraternal; brotherly (as in 兄弟单位)
  • (coll.) brother; bro (friendly address among men)

Its characters

  1. 兄 xiōng elder brother
  2. 弟 dì younger brother

In a sentence

兄弟,帮我个忙吧! Bro, do me a favor!

他家一共有七个兄弟,他排第六:上面有五个哥哥,下面还有一个弟弟。

From 孔融让梨 · Kong Rong and the pears: the boy who took the smallest one

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