同胞兄弟

tóngbāo xiōngdì

noun

Meanings

1 blood brothers; brothers born of the same parents

Characters

younger brother

Examples

HSK 6

他们是同胞兄弟,长得很像。

Tāmen shì tóngbāo xiōngdì, zhǎng de hěn xiàng.

They're blood brothers and look a lot alike.

HSK 6

同胞兄弟之间也会有矛盾。

Tóngbāo xiōngdì zhījiān yě huì yǒu máodùn.

Even blood brothers can have conflicts.

Tips

usage

同胞 literally "same womb", stresses same biological mother (and usually father), distinguishing full brothers from half or step siblings. 同胞 alone can also mean "compatriot" in political/diaspora contexts (港澳台同胞，海外同胞).

Stroke Order

同 tóng

胞 bāo

兄 xiōng

弟 dì