兄 xiōng xiong

elder brother

HSK 5 #1089

DEFINITIONS

兄 xiōng
  • elder brother

STROKES

WORDS

襟兄 jīn xiōng husband of wife's older sister
亲兄弟，明算帐 qīn xiōng dì ， míng suàn zhàng even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
親兄弟，明算帳 qīn xiōng dì ， míng suàn zhàng even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
長兄 zhǎng xiōng eldest brother
阿兄 ā xiōng elder brother
双生兄弟 shuāng shēng xiōng dì twin brothers
雙生兄弟 shuāng shēng xiōng dì twin brothers
難兄難弟 nán xiōng nán dì lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom); fig. one is just as bad as the other
難兄難弟 nàn xiōng nàn dì brothers in hardship (idiom); fellow sufferers; in the same boat
雷曼兄弟 léi màn xiōng dì Lehman Brothers, investment bank
兄弟二人 xiōng dì èr rén two brothers; a pair of brothers
小兄弟 xiǎo xiōng dì little brother; used to address a younger male friend
欧阳兄 ōu yáng xiōng a name or title; addressing a male named Ouyang in a respectful manner
称兄道弟 chēng xiōng dào dì to treat each other as sworn brothers; to regard one another as close friends with a bond similar to that between brothers
鹿兄 lù xiōng older brother Lu; a term of address used by the speaker
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