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老弟

lǎo dì · lao di

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Meaning

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  1. (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy
  2. old pal
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Why call me buddy?

  1. Liangliang

    老弟(lǎodì)，来(lái)下(xià)一盘(yīpán)棋(qí)吧(ba)！

    Buddy, come play a game of chess!

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)老弟(lǎodì)？我(wǒ)比(bǐ)你(nǐ)大(dà)！

    Why do you call me buddy? I am older than you!

  3. Liangliang

    老弟(lǎodì)，我(wǒ)在(zài)学(xué)胡同(hútòng)里(lǐ)的(de)北京话(běijīnghuà)。

    Buddy, I am learning the Beijing talk of the hutong.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)叫(jiào)你(nǐ)老哥(lǎogē)吧(ba)。来(lái)，将军(jiāngjūn)！

    Then I will call you old pal. Come on, check!

  5. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，老弟(lǎodì)！我(wǒ)还没(háiméi)想好(xiǎnghǎo)！

    Wait a moment, buddy! I have not decided yet!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

老(lǎo)弟(dì)，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

他(tā)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)小(xiǎo)两(liǎng)岁(suì)，我(wǒ)一(yì)直(zhí)把(bǎ)他(tā)当(dāng)老(lǎo)弟(dì)看(kàn)待(dài)。

He's two years younger than me, and I've always treated him like a younger brother.

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