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兄 xiōng

elder brother

Strokes
5
Level
HSK 5
Radical
儿
Type
Ideograph
Made of 口儿 ⿱口儿

Memory hint: Older brother 儿 speaking 口 to younger ones

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  1. 我们是好兄弟。
    Wǒmen shì hǎo xiōngdì.
    We are good brothers.
    we are good brothers
  2. 你有几个兄弟？
    Nǐ yǒu jǐ ge xiōngdì?
    How many brothers do you have?
    you have how-many (measure) brothers (question)
  3. 有困难就找你的兄弟帮忙吧。
    Yǒu kùnnan jiù zhǎo nǐ de xiōngdì bāngmáng ba.
    If you have difficulties, ask your brother for help.
    have difficulty then find you (particle) brother help (suggestion)
  4. 他没有亲兄弟，只有一个姐姐。
    Tā méiyǒu qīn xiōngdì, zhǐyǒu yí ge jiějie.
    He doesn't have any biological brothers, only an older sister.
    he not-have blood brothers, only-have one (measure) older-sister
  5. 小时候，我和兄弟们经常在院子里玩。
    Xiǎoshíhou, wǒ hé xiōngdìmen jīngcháng zài yuànzi li wán.
    When I was little, my brothers and I often played in the yard.
    childhood, i and brothers often at yard in play

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