Hanzi

elder brother

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

xiōng, kuàng

Bopomofo

ㄒㄩㄥ, ㄎㄨㄤˋ

Jyutping

hing1

Example sentences

兄弟 xiōngdì
我們是好兄弟。
我们是好兄弟。

We are good brothers.

bān
他們有著兄弟般的情誼。
他们有著兄弟般的情谊。

They have a brotherly friendship.

xiōng
我與兄一同照顧年邁的母親。
我与兄一同照顾年迈的母亲。

My elder brother and I care for our elderly mother together.

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