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表兄弟

biǎo xiōng dì

3-character word

What 表兄弟 means

1. male cousin through a female relative

The characters in 表兄弟

• 表biǎoexterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion)
• 兄xiōngelder brother
• 弟dìyounger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)

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.