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表兄

biǎo xiōng

2-character word

What 表兄 means

1. older male cousin through a female relative

The characters in 表兄

• 表biǎoexterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion)
• 兄xiōngelder brother

Example sentences

• 保罗是个独生子，但是有很多表兄弟。
  Paul is an only child, but he has a lot of cousins.
• 我的表兄弟太过沉浸于学业，以致于他的朋友们唤他作书虫。
  Wǒ de biǎoxiōngdì tàiguò chénjìn yú xuéyè, yǐzhìyú tā de péngyou men huàn tā zuò shūchóng.
  My cousin is so steeped in schoolwork that his friends call him bookworm.

Words starting with 表兄

• 表兄弟biǎo xiōng dìmale cousin through a female relative