同门师兄弟

同門師兄弟

tóngmén shīxiōngdì

noun

Meanings

1 fellow disciples under the same master
2 fellow students of the same teacher or school

Characters

door, school, lineage

master, teacher

younger brother

Examples

HSK 7-9

他们是同门师兄弟,关系特别好。

Tāmen shì tóngmén shīxiōngdì, guānxi tèbié hǎo.

They're fellow disciples of the same master and are very close.

HSK 7-9

两位教授是同门师兄弟,都师从李先生。

Liǎng wèi jiàoshòu shì tóngmén shīxiōngdì, dōu shīcóng Lǐ xiānsheng.

The two professors are fellow disciples, both students of Professor Li.

Tips

culture

同门 (same school/gate) + 师兄弟 (elder-brother / younger-brother disciples) emphasizes a strong lifelong bond. Common in martial arts lineages (武术), traditional crafts, and Chinese academia where the master-disciple tie is taken seriously.

Stroke Order

同 tóng

门 mén

师 shī

兄 xiōng

弟 dì