胞兄

bāoxiōng

noun #91,785

Meanings

1 full elder brother (same parents)
2 biological older brother

Characters

placenta; same womb

Examples

HSK 5

他的胞兄在海外工作。

Tā de bāoxiōng zài hǎiwài gōngzuò.

His full elder brother works overseas.

HSK 6

遗产由胞兄继承。

Yíchǎn yóu bāoxiōng jìchéng.

The estate is inherited by the full elder brother.

HSK 7-9

两人是胞兄胞弟关系。

Liǎng rén shì bāoxiōng bāodì guānxi.

The two are full brothers.

Tips

register

Formal/written register - rare in casual speech, common in legal, journalistic, and biographical contexts. 同胞 = born of the same parents (lit. 'same placenta'). Parallel terms: 胞弟, 胞姐, 胞妹.

Stroke Order

胞 bāo

兄 xiōng