同门师兄弟

同門師兄弟

tóngménshīxiōngdì

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

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.

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