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弟弟dì diyounger brother

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弟弟 (dì di) means "younger brother." 我有一个弟弟 says I have one younger brother. 我的弟弟在家 says my younger brother is at home. 我的弟弟是小学生 says my younger brother is an elementary school student. 我的弟弟比我小 says my younger brother is younger than me. Each example uses that meaning.

What does 弟弟 mean?

  1. 1.

    younger brothernoun

What do the characters in 弟弟 mean?

  • 弟younger brother
  • 弟younger brother

How do you use 弟弟?

弟弟 means a younger brother, and it can follow 一个 or 我的.

Patterns

  • 一个 + 弟弟

    我有一个弟弟。

    Wǒ yǒu yí gè dìdi.

    I have one younger brother.

  • 我的 + 弟弟

    我的弟弟在家。

    Wǒ de dìdi zài jiā.

    My younger brother is at home.

  • 弟弟 + 比 + Person + 小

    我的弟弟比我小。

    Wǒ de dìdi bǐ wǒ xiǎo.

    My younger brother is younger than me.

What are some examples of 弟弟 in a sentence?

  1. 我有一个弟弟。

    Wǒ yǒu yí gè dìdi.

    I have one younger brother.

  2. 我的弟弟在家。

    Wǒ de dìdi zài jiā.

    My younger brother is at home.

  3. 我的弟弟是小学生。

    Wǒ de dìdi shì xiǎoxuéshēng.

    My younger brother is an elementary school student.

  4. 我的弟弟比我小。

    Wǒ de dìdi bǐ wǒ xiǎo.

    My younger brother is younger than me.

How is 弟弟 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    门口那个孩子是谁?

    Ménkǒu nàge háizi shì shéi?

    Who is that kid at the door?

  2. Speaker B:

    是我弟弟,他来找我。

    Shì wǒ dìdi, tā lái zhǎo wǒ.

    That's my younger brother; he came to find me.

  3. Speaker A:

    他几岁了?看起来很小。

    Tā jǐ suì le? Kàn qǐlái hěn xiǎo.

    He looks very young — how old is he?

  4. Speaker B:

    六岁,刚上小学。我得送他回家。

    Liù suì, gāng shàng xiǎoxué. Wǒ děi sòng tā huí jiā.

    Six, he just started primary school. I have to take him home.

Can you use 弟弟 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我有一个___。(I have one younger brother.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "My younger brother is at home"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我的弟弟比我___。(My younger brother is younger than me.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.