xiōng di

兄 弟

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n.brothers; brotherhood
- xiōng di èr rén dōu méi jié hūn
  兄弟二人都没结婚。
  Neither of the two brothers is married.
- sì hǎi zhī nèi jiē shì xiōng di
  四海之内皆是兄弟。
  All men on earth are human brothers.
- xiōng di liǎ shì dǎng yuán
  兄弟俩是党员。
  Both brothers are Party members.
synonym
shǒu zú手足
2
n.a familiar address for a man younger than oneself
- xiōng di zhè shì jiù bài tuō nǐ le
  兄弟，这事就拜托你了。
  Brother, I'll leave the matter in your hands.
- zhè wèi shì wǒ xiōng di
  这位是我兄弟。
  This is my friend.
- jīn tiān kāi shǐ wǒ men jiù yǐ xiōng di xiāng chēng
  今天开始我们就以兄弟相称。
  From this day forward we will call each other brothers.
synonym
dì di弟弟
3
adj.fraternal; brotherly
- xiōng di dān wèi
  兄弟单位
  fraternal units
- shēn hòu de xiōng di qíng yì
  深厚的兄弟情谊
  strong fraternal affection
- xiōng di dǎng
  兄弟党
  fraternal parties
4
n.younger brother
- xiǎo xiōng di
  小兄弟
  younger brother
synonym
dì di弟弟
5
n.mod(used by a man, usually in a public speech) your humble servant
- xiōng di wǒ gāng dào zhè lǐ qǐng duō guān zhào
  兄弟我刚到这里，请多关照。
  I'm a new comer. Please give me more advice.

Note
"兄弟" is different from "弟兄 (dìxiong)". "兄弟" refers to younger brother; "弟兄" refers to younger brother and elder brother。
common measure word
"兄弟" is often matched with measure word "个"or"帮".
- 一个兄弟
  one brother
- 一帮兄弟
  one band of brothers

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