表兄弟

biǎoxiōngdì
noun #20,911

Meanings

  1. 1 male cousin (through a female relative)
  2. 2 (male) cousins on the maternal side or through female relatives

Examples

Tā yǒu sān gè biǎoxiōngdì, guānxi dōu hěn hǎo.
He has three male cousins and they all have a good relationship.
Biǎoxiōngdì zhī jiān jīngcháng yīqǐ tī qiú.
The male cousins often play football together.

Tips

usage
Chinese kinship terms are highly specific. (biǎo) indicates cousins through a female relative (e.g. your mother's siblings' children or your father's sisters' children). 兄弟 means brothers. Compare: 堂兄弟 (male cousins through male relatives, same surname). The female equivalent of 表兄弟 is 表姐.

Stroke Order

biǎo
xiōng