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兄 Xiōng N Elder Brother Preceded Surname Courtesy

Rank 4240
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese [兄]
Pinyin /xiōng/
Part-of-Speech n
Definition elder brother; [preceded by a surname to be used as a courtesy term of address between male friends]
Simplified Chinese Example 他把亡兄的孩子养育成人。
English Translation He brought up his dead brother’s children.
Freq 88 | 0.67 | 58

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