老兄 - Mandarin word #811

老兄

lǎoxiōng

Traditional: 老兄

HSK 5

#811 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

old brother, buddy (friendly address)

Stroke order

老

兄

，！

Hey buddy, you are here!

，。

Brother, do me a favour.

，。

Come on buddy, don't be like that.

，！

Mate, long time no see!

，。

Mate, do me a favour.

老兄 (lǎo xiōng) means old brother, buddy (friendly address). It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.

老爸

dad, old man (affectionate)

陪

accompany, keep company

人家

other people; I (coquettish)

叔叔

uncle (father's younger brother)

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 17.