兄长 (xiōng cháng) — formal/respectful term for an elder brother or older male friend (used in courteous address)

Définition

兄长 (xiōngzhǎng) is a formal, respectful term for an older brother — or a polite way to address an older male friend or fellow disciple. It is more literary and deferential than the everyday 哥哥.

noun
formal/respectful term for an elder brother or older male friend (used in courteous address)
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Exemples

  • 兄长
    xiōng cháng, Jiǔ wéi le, nín jìn lái kě hǎo?
    Elder brother, it's been a long time. How have you been?
  • 兄长
    Tā dài wǒ rú xiōng cháng, chù chù guān zhào.
    He treats me like an elder brother, looking after me in every way.
  • 兄长
    Zài gǔ dài tóng mén zhī jiān cháng yǐ xiōng cháng xiāng chèn.
    In ancient times, fellow disciples often addressed each other as 'elder brother'.
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