- 兄弟 xiōngdì brothersbrothers; elder and younger brothers
- 弟弟 dìdi younger brotheryounger brother; also used to refer to a male relative or acquaintance of the same generation who is younger than oneself
- 弟子 dìzǐ discipledisciple; pupil; follower
- 老弟 lǎodì young fellow; junior colleague; old pal; my boyAn affectionate or familiar form of address for a male who is younger than oneself, such as a younger brother, a friend, or a student
- 弟兄 dìxiong brothersbrothers; siblings
- 表弟 biǎodì younger male cousinyounger male cousin from the mother's side or a father's sister; specifically, the son of a father's sister or a mother's sibling who is younger than oneself
- 小弟 xiǎodì younger brotherThe youngest of one's brothers; can also refer generally to any younger brother.
- 子弟 zǐdì younger generationsons and younger brothers; children or members of the younger generation
- 徒弟 túdi apprenticeapprentice; disciple; pupil; a person who follows a master to learn a craft or skill
- 师弟 shīdì junior male fellow discipleA man who studies under the same master or teacher but joined later than oneself; a younger male schoolmate
- 小兄弟 xiǎoxiōngdi little brothera friendly or endearing term for a younger male peer or any young man
- 姐弟 jiědì sister and brotheran older sister and her younger brother; elder sister and younger brother
- 堂弟 tángdì cousinyounger male cousin on the father's side, specifically the son of a father's brother who is younger than oneself
- 弟兄们 dìxiongmen brothersbrothers; brethren; fellow soldiers; comrades; men
- 亲兄弟 qīnxiōngdi blood brotherbrothers born of the same parents; blood brothers
- 小弟弟 xiǎodìdi little brotherone's younger brother; a term of address for a younger male sibling
- 子弟兵 zǐdìbīng people's armyAn army made up of the sons of the people; specifically used as an affectionate term for a national or local military that is seen as belonging to the common people.
- 弟妹 dìmèi younger siblingsyounger brothers and sisters
- 表兄弟 biǎoxiōngdì male cousinsmale cousins through the female line, including the sons of one's father's sisters or mother's siblings; specifically, those older than oneself are [[表兄|表兄|biao3 xiong1]] and those younger are [[表弟|表弟|biao3 di4]]
- 贤弟 xiándì my dear brothera respectful term of address used for a male friend or a peer who is younger than oneself
- 堂兄弟 tángxiōngdì paternal male cousinssons of one's father's brothers; male cousins sharing the same paternal grandfather and family name
- 师兄弟 shīxiōngdì fellow apprenticesmale fellow students or apprentices who study under the same teacher or master; a collective term for [[师兄|師兄|shi1 xiong1]] and [[师弟|師弟|shi1 di4]]
- 纨绔子弟 wánkùzǐdì playboyprofligate or hedonistic son of a wealthy family who lives for pleasure and has no ambition; dandy
- 称兄道弟 chēngxiōngdàodì to call each other brothersto be on very intimate terms; to address each other as brothers in a friendly and informal way
- 孪生兄弟 luánshēngxiōngdì twin brotherstwin brothers; male twins
- 误人子弟 wùrénzǐdì to lead students astray(of an incompetent or lazy teacher) to hamper students' progress or misguide them
- 胞弟 bāodì younger brotheryounger brother born of the same parents; full younger brother
- 难兄难弟 nánxiōngnándì equally talented(of brothers or friends) both exceptionally talented and virtuous such that it is hard to say who is better
- 阿弟 ādì younger brotheryounger brother; an affectionate way to refer to or address a younger brother or a younger male
- 把兄弟 bǎxiōngdi sworn brothersMen who have pledged mutual loyalty to each other like siblings, despite not being related by blood; also referred to as [[盟兄弟|盟兄弟|meng2 xiong1 di4]]
- 妻弟 qīdì brother-in-lawwife's younger brother
- 关门弟子 guānméndìzǐ last discipleThe last disciple accepted by a master, after whom the master stops taking students.
- 内弟 nèidì wife's younger brother(literary) younger brother-in-law; a wife's younger brother
- 老兄弟 lǎoxiōngdi youngest brotherthe youngest of one's biological brothers
- 大弟 dàdì eldest younger brotherThe oldest among several younger brothers
- 义弟 yìdì younger sworn brotherA male friend whom one has formally pledged to treat as a younger brother despite having no blood relation.
- 令弟 lìngdì your younger brotherPolite way to refer to someone else's younger brother.
- 弟媳 dìxí sister-in-lawyounger brother's wife; also called [[弟妇|弟婦|di4 fu4]], [[弟媳妇|弟媳婦|di4 xi2 fu5]], or [[弟妹|弟妹|di4 mei4]]
- 入室弟子 rùshìdìzǐ disciplea student who has been personally initiated into a craft or school of thought by a master; a disciple who has received the true teachings from a teacher
- 舍弟 shèdì my younger brother(humble) a polite way to refer to one's own younger brother when speaking to others
- 昆弟 kūndì brothers(literary) elder and younger brothers; includes cousins or distant male relatives of the same generation
- 四海之内皆兄弟 sìhǎizhīnèijiēxiōngdì all men are brothersAll people in the world are as close as family; throughout the world, all people are like brothers.
- 学弟 xuédì junior male studenta male student at the same school who is in a lower grade or is younger than oneself
- 弟妇 dìfù sister-in-lawyounger brother's wife
- 兄弟阋墙 xiōngdìxìqiáng internal strife(idiom) internecine strife; brothers fighting at home, used to describe internal disputes or fighting among oneself. From a line in the [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]] that says "brothers quarrel inside the walls, but join together to resist outside insults."
- 女弟 nǚdì younger sister(literary) younger sister; a term for a younger sister used in ancient texts
- 兄友弟恭 xiōngyǒudìgōng fraternal lovebrothers being kind to each other and respectful; fraternal love and mutual respect
- 拜把兄弟 bàibǎxiōngdì sworn brothersMen who are not biologically related but have performed a ceremony to become brothers
- 胞兄弟 bāoxiōngdì full brothersbrothers born to the same parents
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH