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老兄

lǎo xiōng · lao xiong

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Meaning

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  1. elder brother (often used self-referentially)
  2. (form of address between male friends) old chap
  3. buddy
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Buddy, your bike

  1. Dengdeng

    老兄(lǎoxiōng)，你(nǐ)的(de)车(chē)挡(dǎng)着(zhe)我(wǒ)家(jiā)门(mén)了(le)。

    Buddy, your bike is blocking my door.

  2. Leon

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，老兄(lǎoxiōng)，我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)移开(yíkāi)。

    Sorry, buddy. I'll move it right away.

  3. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)。你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)老兄(lǎoxiōng)？

    No problem. Why do you call me buddy?

  4. Leon

    我(wǒ)在(zài)电视(diànshì)上(shàng)学(xué)的(de)，电影(diànyǐng)里(lǐ)的(de)北京(běijīng)人(rén)都(dōu)这么(zhème)叫(jiào)。

    I learned it on TV. People from Beijing in films all say it.

  5. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，那(nà)我(wǒ)叫(jiào)你(nǐ)小(xiǎo)老弟(lǎodì)。

    Ha! Then I'll call you little brother.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

老(lǎo)兄(xiōng)，好(hǎo)久(jiǔ)不(bú)见(jiàn)，你(nǐ)最(zuì)近(jìn)怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)？

Hey buddy, long time no see—how have you been lately?

02

那(nà)位(wèi)老(lǎo)兄(xiōng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)把(bǎ)箱(xiāng)子(zi)搬(bān)上(shàng)了(le)楼(lóu)。

That old chap helped me carry the box upstairs.

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