令弟

lìngdì
noun #73,211

Meanings

  1. 1 your younger brother

Examples

HSK 1
Lìngdì jīnnián duō dà le?
How old is your younger brother this year?
HSK 7-9
Zǎojiù tīngshuō lìngdì cáihuá chūzhòng, jīntiān yí jiàn, guǒrán míngbù-xūchuán.
I had long heard that your younger brother was exceptionally gifted, and meeting him today, he truly lives up to his name.

Tips

usage
One of the polite 令 + kin words for the listener's family: 令尊 'your father', 令兄 'your elder brother', 令弟 'your younger brother', 令妹 'your younger sister'. 令 already means 'your', so 你的令弟 is redundant; for your own younger brother the humble word is 舍弟.

Stroke Order

令 lìng
弟 dì