- 兄弟 xiōngdì brothersbrothers in general; brotherly or fraternal relationship
- 老兄 lǎoxiōng buddya friendly or informal form of address between male friends
- 师兄 shīxiōng senior studentsenior male fellow student or apprentice
- 弟兄 dìxiong brothersmale siblings or close male friends
- 兄妹 xiōngmèi brother and sisterolder brother and younger sister; brother(s) and sister(s)
- 小兄弟 xiǎoxiōngdì younger brother/mana term of address for a younger male, either literally one's younger brother or as a friendly, sometimes slightly condescending or paternalistic, term for a young man.
- 堂兄 tángxiōng older male cousinolder male patrilineal cousin
- 兄长 xiōngzhǎng elder brotherone's older brother
- 兄弟俩 xiōngdìliǎ the two brothersreferring specifically to two brothers together.
- 弟兄们 dìxiōngmen brothersmale siblings or close male peers and friends
- 亲兄弟 qīnxiōngdì biological brothersbrothers born of the same parents, or metaphorically, someone treated with the same closeness and loyalty as a biological brother.
- 仁兄 rénxiōng dear friend(honorific written address) my dear friend
- 表兄弟 biǎoxiōngdì male cousinmale cousin through a female relative
- 堂兄弟 tángxiōngdì paternal male cousinsons of one's father's brothers; male cousins sharing the same paternal grandfather
- 师兄弟 shīxiōngdì fellow apprenticesfellow apprentices; fellow students (male)
- 父兄 fùxiōng father and brothersfather and elder brother(s)
- 孪生兄弟 luánshēngxiōngdì twin brothers
- 表兄 biǎoxiōng older male cousinolder male cousin through a female relative
- 难兄难弟 nánxiōngnándì equally bada figurative expression used when one person or thing is just as bad as the other; two of a kind
- 把兄弟 bǎxiōngdì sworn brothers
- 家兄 jiāxiōng my elder brother(polite) my elder brother
- 亲如兄弟 qīnrúxiōngdì close as brothersdescribing a relationship between people that is as close and affectionate as that between brothers.
- 长兄 zhǎngxiōng eldest brother
- 兄嫂 xiōngsǎo brother and wifeelder brother and his wife
- 孔方兄 kǒngfāngxiōng money(coll., humorous) money (so named because in former times, Chinese coins had a square hole in the middle)
- 四海之内皆兄弟 sìhǎizhīnèijiēxiōngdì brotherhoodall men are brothers; universal brotherhood
- 兄弟阋墙 xiōngdìxìqiáng internecine strifeinternecine strife; fighting among oneself
- 内兄 nèixiōng wife's older brother
- 盟兄弟 méngxiōngdì sworn brother
- 砚兄 yànxiōng senior schoolmatesenior fellow student (often used as a respectful form of address)
- 继兄 jìxiōng older stepbrother
- 继兄弟姐妹 jìxiōngdìjiěmèi step-siblings
- 亲兄弟，明算帐 qīnxiōngdì, míngsuànzhàng clear accountseven with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
- 襟兄 jīnxiōng brother-in-lawhusband of wife's older sister
- 阿兄 āxiōng elder brother
- 雷曼兄弟 Léimàn Xiōngdì Lehman BrothersLehman Brothers (investment bank)
- 华纳兄弟 Huánà Xiōngdì Warner Brothers
- 卡拉马佐夫兄弟 Kǎlāmǎzuǒfū Xiōngdì Brothers KaramazovBrothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky [[陀思妥耶夫斯基|陀思妥耶夫斯基|Tuo2 si1 tuo3 ye1 fu1 si1 ji1]]
- 双生兄弟 shuāngshēngxiōngdì twin brothers
- 同胞兄妹 tóngbāoxiōngmèi full siblingsfull siblings; brothers and sisters of the same parents
- 兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮 xiōngdìxìyúqiáng, wàiyùqíwǔ unite against aggressioninternal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside
- 堂兄妹 tángxiōngmèi paternal cousinschildren of one's father's brothers; first cousins on the paternal side.
- 兄弟姐妹 xiōngdìjiěmèi siblingsbrothers and sisters; siblings
- 兄弟会 xiōngdìhuì fraternity
- 兄台 xiōngtái brotherpolite appellation for a male peer or friend
- 年兄 niánxiōng examination peerfellow candidates who passed the imperial civil service examinations in the same year
- 令兄 lìngxiōng your elder brotheryour esteemed older brother (honorific)
- 从兄 cóngxiōng elder second cousinolder male second cousin
- 盟兄 méngxiōng sworn elder brothersenior partner in sworn brotherhood
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH