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How do You Say “Brother” in Chinese?

How do you say “brother” in Chinese? In this lesson, we are going to talk about this word in Chinese. Let’s learn this basic and useful everyday Chinese word and character together.

Chinese characters of brother
Chinese characters of brother

1.

xiōng dì

兄弟

brother

The first tone and fourth tone.

Qǐng wèn nǐ yǒu xiōng dì ma?

请问你有兄弟吗?

Do you have any brothers?

2.

gē ge

哥哥

elder brother

The first tone and neutral tone.

Wǒ yǒu yí gè ge.

我有一个哥哥。

I have one elder brother.

Wǒ de gē ge zhǎng dé hěn gāo.

我的哥哥长得很高。

My elder brother is so tall.

3.

dì di

弟弟

younger brother

The fourth tone and neutral tone.

Nǐ yǒu dì di ma?

你有弟弟吗?

Do you have a younger brother?

Wǒ de dì di hěn kě ài.

我的弟弟很可爱。

My younger brother is cute.

How do you say “brother” in Chinese? This lesson is related to the word “brother” in Chinese, now you figure this out, right?

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