哥儿们

哥兒們

gērmen

noun #16,598

Meanings

Literally 'brothers' - used as casual slang for close male friends.

HSK 2

我们哥儿们一起去喝酒吧！

Wǒmen gērmen yīqǐ qù hējiǔ ba!

Let's go drinking together, bros!

HSK 4

他是我多年的哥儿们。

Tā shì wǒ duōnián de gērmen.

He's been my buddy for many years.

哥儿们 is very colloquial, mainly used among young men in northern China. It's the erhua variant of 哥们.

usage

Only used between male friends. Using it with strangers can sound overly familiar.

哥 gē

儿 ér

们 men