兄弟

xiōngdì

HSK 4

兄弟 — xiōngdì

1. brothers; (male) siblings

   我和兄弟一起回家。 wǒ hé xiōngdì yìqǐ huíjiā — My brothers and I went home together.

2. younger brother (less common than 弟弟 dìdi)

   他是我的兄弟，比我小三岁。 tā shì wǒ de xiōngdì bǐ wǒ xiǎo sānsuì — He is my younger brother; he's three years younger than me.

3. I / me — humble self-reference used by men (colloquial)

   兄弟，今天我来付钱。 xiōngdì jīntiān wǒ lái fùqián — Brother (humble), I'll pay today.

4. brotherly; fraternal — showing solidarity or close bonds

   他们之间有一种兄弟的情谊。 tāmen zhījiān yǒu yīzhǒng xiōngdì de qíngyì — There is a brotherly bond between them.