(lǎo xiōng) - old brother, buddy (friendly address) in Mandarin

lǎoxiōng

Traditional: 老兄

HSK 5

#811 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

old brother, buddy (friendly address)

Word origin

老兄 means old chap or buddy, a friendly address. 老 (lǎo) is a familiar prefix. 兄 (xiōng) means elder brother, an ideograph of a person (儿) with an emphasised mouth (口), the one who speaks for the family.

Origin: compound
Root: 老 (lǎo, familiar prefix) + 兄 (xiōng, elder brother)

Stroke order

老

兄

Examples

，！

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.

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This word is part of lesson 17.