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弟弟

dì di · di di

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Old HSK 2Measure words: 个 gè, 位 wèi

Meaning

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  1. younger brother
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The kite in the tree

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，那个(nàge)小男孩(xiǎonánhái)是(shì)谁(shéi)？

    Dengdeng, who is that little boy?

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)是(shì)我(wǒ)弟弟(dìdi)，今年(jīnnián)六岁(liùsuì)。

    He is my younger brother. He is six this year.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)弟弟(dìdi)在(zài)玩(wán)什么(shénme)？

    What is your younger brother playing with?

  4. Dengdeng

    放(fàng)风筝(fēngzhēng)。他(tā)说(shuō)要(yào)放(fàng)得(de)比(bǐ)云(yún)还(hái)高(gāo)。

    Flying a kite. He says he wants it higher than the clouds.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)他的(tāde)风筝(fēngzhēng)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)呢(ne)？

    But where is his kite?

  6. Dengdeng

    在(zài)树上(shùshàng)。弟弟(dìdi)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)快(kuài)去(qù)拿(ná)。

    In the tree. My brother tells me to go and get it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)弟(dì)弟(di)学(xué)习(xí)很(hěn)认(rèn)真(zhēn)。

Her younger brother studies hard.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

02

我(wǒ)弟(dì)弟(di)今(jīn)年(nián)上(shàng)小(xiǎo)学(xué)一(yī)年(nián)级(jí)。

My younger brother is in first grade this year.

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弟
dì

younger brother; junior male

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