弟 dì di

young brother; junior; i, me

HSK 2 #816

DEFINITIONS

弟 dì
  • younger brother
  • junior male
  • I (modest word in letter)
弟 tì
  • variant of 悌[ti4]

STROKES

弟 stroke order diagram
弟 stroke order animation

WORDS

弟弟 dì di
HSK 2
younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
兄弟 xiōng dì
HSK 5
brothers; younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4]; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal
徒弟 tú dì
HSK 6
apprentice; disciple
老弟 lǎo dì (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal
弟兄 dì xiong brothers; comrade
表弟 biǎo dì younger male cousin via female line
小弟 xiǎo dì little brother; I, your little brother (humble)
堂弟 táng dì younger male patrilineal cousin
子弟 zǐ dì child; the younger generation
表兄弟 biǎo xiōng dì male cousins via female line
堂兄弟 táng xiōng dì father's brother's sons; paternal male cousin
弟子 dì zǐ disciple; follower
纨绔子弟 wán kù zǐ dì hedonistic son of rich parents
弟妹 dì mèi younger sibling; younger brother's wife
阿弟 ā dì younger brother
师弟 shī dì young disciple (of the same master); younger or junior male schoolmate
弟媳 dì xí younger brother's wife; sister-in-law
难兄难弟 nán xiōng nán dì lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom); fig. one is just as bad as the other
难兄难弟 nàn xiōng nàn dì brothers in hardship (idiom); fellow sufferers; in the same boat
内弟 nèi dì wife's younger brother
学弟 xué dì junior or younger male schoolmate
令弟 lìng dì honorable little brother
误人子弟 wù rén zǐ dì (of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress; (of media) to propagate errors; to lead people astray
仁弟 rén dì (honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend
兄弟姐妹 xiōng dì jiě mèi brothers and sisters; siblings
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