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title: "Zidi Meaning: 子弟 (zǐdì) Means “children”"
description: "子弟 (zǐdì) means “children; younger generation”. Hear its tones, see what 子 and 弟 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zidi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 子弟 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

子弟 zǐdì

## children; younger generation

## It can also mean

- sons and younger brothers

## Its characters

1. 子 zǐ son
2. 弟 dì younger brother

## In a sentence

这所学校主要招收农民子弟。 This school mainly takes in the children of farmers.

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## More words with 子 or 弟

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [弟弟 dìdi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/didi)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)
- [肚子 dùzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzi)

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