弟弟
dì di
Pinyin

Definition

弟弟
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dì di
  1. younger brother
  2. CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

兄弟
xiōng dì
  1. 1 brothers
  2. 2 younger brother
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
  4. 4 I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
  5. 5 brotherly
  6. 6 fraternal
弟弟
dì di
  1. 1 younger brother
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 classifier: 位 wèi
小弟
xiǎo dì
  1. 1 little brother
  2. 2 I, your little brother (humble)
弟
dì
  1. 1 younger brother
  2. 2 junior male
  3. 3 I (modest word in letter)
弟子
dì zǐ
  1. 1 disciple
  2. 2 follower

Idioms (5)

兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
  1. 1 internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
兄弟阋墙
xiōng dì xì qiáng
  1. 1 internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself
亲兄弟，明算帐
qīn xiōng dì , míng suàn zhàng
  1. 1 even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
难兄难弟
nán xiōng nán dì
  1. 1 lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is just as bad as the other
难兄难弟
nàn xiōng nàn dì
  1. 1 brothers in hardship (idiom)
  2. 2 fellow sufferers
  3. 3 in the same boat

Sample Sentences

Constance，你弟弟住在哪里？
Constance ，nǐ dìdi zhù zài nǎlǐ ？
Constance, where does your brother live?
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我弟弟住在中国上海
wǒ dìdi zhù zài Zhōngguó Shànghǎi
My brother lives in China, in Shanghai.
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弟弟
dìdi
younger brother
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我拿你当弟弟，你什么时候拿我当哥哥过？（哥哥、弟弟可以换成其他相对的亲戚关系）
wǒ ná nǐ dāng dìdi ，nǐ shénme shíhou ná wǒ dāng gēge guò ？（gēge 、dìdi kěyǐ huànchéng qítā xiāngduì de qīnqi guānxi ）
I've always treated you as a younger brother, when have you ever treated me as an elder brother. (You can substitute other family relations)
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弟弟何尝不努力？但就是运气不好。（意思是弟弟很努力）
dìdi hécháng bù nǔlì ？dàn jiù shì yùnqi bù hǎo 。（yìsi shì dìdi hěn nǔlì ）
How is brother not trying? He's just had bad luck. (meaning, "Brother is trying really hard")
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弟弟何尝不努力？（别人可能看不出弟弟很努力，所以要强调）
dìdi hécháng bù nǔlì ？（biérén kěnéng kàn bù chū dìdi hěn nǔlì ，suǒyǐ yào qiángdiào ）
How isn't my brother working hard? (perhaps others do not recognise that your younger brother is working, so you need to emphasis that fact)
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我觉得不像，她跟我弟弟比较像。
wǒ juéde bù xiàng ，tā gēn wǒ dìdi bǐjiào xiàng 。
I don't think we look alike. She looks more like my little brother.
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我弟弟虽然高，但是不比我高，我有一百九十公分！
wǒ dìdi suīrán gāo ，dànshì bùbǐ wǒ gāo ，wǒ yǒu yībǎi jiǔ shí fēn ！
My brother may be tall, but he isn't as tall as me, I'm 190cm.
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欸！你弟弟一百八十几公分，很高啊！
！nǐ dìdi yībǎi bāshí jǐ fēn ，hěn gāo ā ！
Hey! Your brother is 180cm, that's really tall!
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嗯…都不是。我弟弟第一次约会，想买束花送那个女孩子，他说不会挑，叫我帮他买。
ng4 …dōu bùshì 。wǒ dìdi dì yī cì yuēhuì ，xiǎngmǎi shù huā sòng nàge nǚháizi ，tā shuō bùhuì tiāo ，jiào wǒ bāng tā mǎi 。
Eh... neither. My little brother is going on his first date and he wants to buy a bouquet for the girl. He says he doesn't know how to choose flowers, so he asked me to buy them for him.
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