How do you pronounce 老弟?

老弟 is pronounced "lǎo dì" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

What HSK level is 老弟?

老弟 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

老弟 is made up of the characters 老, 弟. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 老弟 using our stroke order tool.

老弟 (lǎo dì) means "(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal" in Chinese.

老弟

lǎo dì

(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal

(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy
old pal

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老弟 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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