老兄 meaning in English
elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap
11 strokes
Meaning of 老兄
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
lǎoxiōng
- elder brother (often used self-referentially)
- (form of address between male friends) old chap
- buddy
老兄 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
照照镜子吧，老兄。
Look in the mirror, pal.
" 非常感谢你让我玩你的Xbox。" " 没问题，老兄，别客气尽情地玩吧。"
"Thanks a lot for letting me play with your Xbox." "No problem dude, knock yourself out."
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
老 lǎo · prefix used before the surname of a per… · 6 strokes
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兄 xiōng · elder brother · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 老兄.
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 老朋友 | lǎo péngyou | old friend; (slang) period |
| 老是 | lǎoshì | always |
| 老年 | lǎonián | elderly; old age |
| 老王 | Lǎo Wáng | |
| 老板 | lǎobǎn | boss; proprietor |
| 老太太 | lǎotàitai | elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother |
| 老百姓 | lǎobǎixìng | ordinary people; the "person in the street" |
| 老头儿 | lǎotóur | see 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5] |
| 兄弟 | xiōngdì | brothers; younger brother |
| 老婆 | lǎopo | (coll.) wife |
Questions about 老兄
What does 老兄 mean?
老兄 (lǎoxiōng) means "elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap".
How do you write 老兄?
老兄 is made of 2 characters: 老 (6 strokes), 兄 (5 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.