表弟 (biǎo dì) — younger male cousin (on mother's side or father's sister's side, i.e., with a different surname)
Definition
Specifically your younger male cousin on the mother's side or father's sister's side — a different surname, not a paternal grandfather's-line cousin like 堂弟.
noun
younger male cousin (on mother's side or father's sister's side, i.e., with a different surname)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 表弟。Wǒ biǎo dì jīn nián kǎo shàng dà xué le.My younger male cousin got into college this year.
- 表弟，。biǎo dì Bǐ wǒ xiǎo sān suì, wǒ men jīng cháng yì qǐ dǎ lán qiú.My younger male cousin is three years younger than me, and we often play basketball together.
- 表弟，。Shàng zhōu mò wǒ qù biǎo dì jiā, hé tā wán le yí xià wǔ yóu xì.Last weekend I went to my younger male cousin's house and played games with him for an afternoon.
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