小弟 xiǎo dì little brother / I, your little brother (humble) syn 大伯 dà bó husband's older brother / father's older brother (esp. his oldest brother) syn 伯叔 bó shū father's brother (uncle) / husband's brother (brother-in-law) 小弟弟 xiǎo dì di little brother / little boy / (coll.) penis 大哥 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss syn 小叔 xiǎo shū husband's younger brother / brother-in-law 叔公 shū gōng great uncle / grandfather's younger brother / husband's father's younger brother syn 五伦 五倫 wǔ lún the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend) syn 叔 shū uncle / father's younger brother / husband's younger brother / Taiwan pr. [shu2] syn 不分伯仲 bù fēn bó zhòng lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom) / they are all equally excellent / nothing to choose between them 叔子 shū zi brother-in-law / husband's younger brother 令弟 lìng dì honorable little brother 扶弟魔 fú dì mó (coll.) (neologism c. 2017, a play on 伏地魔[Fu2 di4 mo2]) woman who devotes herself to supporting her little brother (assisting him with his studies, giving money to help him buy a house etc) 缓缓 緩緩 huǎn huǎn slowly / unhurriedly / little by little syn 小妹妹 xiǎo mèi mei little sister / little girl / (coll.) vulva 节节 節節 jié jié step by step / little by little syn 细水长流 細水長流 xì shuǐ cháng liú lit. thin streams flow forever / fig. economy will get you a long way / to work steadily at something little by little syn 逐次 zhú cì gradually / one after another / little by little 积少成多 積少成多 jī shǎo chéng duō (idiom) many little things add up to sth great / many little drops make an ocean syn 一来二去 一來二去 yī lái èr qù gradually / little by little / in the course of time syn 一点一点 一點一點 yī diǎn yī diǎn little by little / bit by bit / gradually 雷大雨小 léi dà yǔ xiǎo lit. much thunder but little rain / fig. a lot of talk but little action / his bark is worse than his bite 小哥哥 xiǎo gē ge little boy who is older than another young child (e.g. his playmate) / (neologism c. 2017) (slang) amiable form of address for a young man of about one's own age or a little older 小姐姐 xiǎo jiě jie little girl who is older than another young child (e.g. her playmate) / (neologism c. 2017) (slang) young lady (amiable form of address for a young woman of about one's own age or a little older) 积少成多 積少成多 jī shǎo - chéng duō (idiom) many little things add up to sth great / many little drops make an ocean syn 伟大 偉大 wěi dà huge / great / grand / worthy of the greatest admiration / important (contribution etc) syn 不愧 bù kuì to be worthy of / to deserve to be called / to prove oneself to be syn 范本 範本 fàn běn model (example worthy of being imitated) / template syn 成才 chéng cái to make sth of oneself / to become a person who is worthy of respect syn 对得起 對得起 duì de qǐ not to let sb down / to treat sb fairly / be worthy of syn 敌手 敵手 dí shǒu opponent / substantial adversary / worthy match / antagonist / in the enemy's hands syn 可取 kě qǔ desirable / worth having / (of a suggestion etc) commendable / worthy syn 当之无愧 當之無愧 dāng zhī wú kuì fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom) / entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc) syn 立功 lì gōng to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]) / to make worthy contributions / to distinguish oneself 骄人 驕人 jiāo rén worthy of pride / impressive / enviable / to show contempt for others syn 推举 推舉 tuī jǔ to nominate as a worthy candidate / to recommend / to elect / to choose / (weightlifting) to (clean and) press syn 无愧 無愧 wú kuì to have a clear conscience / to feel no qualms / to be worthy of (sth) syn 可圈可点 可圈可點 kě quān kě diǎn remarkable (performance, achievement etc) / worthy of praise 成材 chéng cái to make sth of oneself / to become a person who is worthy of respect / (of a tree) to grow to full size / to become useful for timber syn 成器 chéng qì to make sth of oneself / to become a person who is worthy of respect syn 贤达 賢達 xián dá prominent and worthy personage syn 献 獻 xiàn to offer / to present / to dedicate / to donate / to show / to put on display / worthy person (old) syn 贤 賢 xián worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation syn 名副其实 名副其實 míng fù qí shí not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) / aptly named / worthy of the name syn 功高望重 gōng gāo wàng zhòng high merit and worthy prospects (idiom) 敬老尊贤 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom) / to honor the great and the good 见贤思齐 見賢思齊 jiàn xián sī qí see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects) / emulate the virtuous / Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher. 配称 配稱 pèi chèn worthy 值得庆幸 值得慶幸 zhí de qìng xìng auspicious / worth celebrating / worthy of congratulations 好怕的 hǎo pà de worthy of being afraid of 值得敬佩 zhí de jìng pèi deserving / worthy of respect / estimable 为人师表 為人師表 wéi rén shī biǎo to serve as a model for others (idiom) / to be a worthy teacher syn 让贤与能 讓賢與能 ràng xián yǔ néng to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom) 不值一驳 不値一駁 bù zhí yī bó (of an argument) not even worthy of a rebuttal 傲人 ào rén worthy of pride / impressive / enviable 可喜可贺 可喜可賀 kě xǐ kě hè worthy of celebration / gratifying / Congratulations! 吉人自有天相 jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng Heaven helps the worthy (idiom) 良朋益友 liáng péng yì yǒu virtuous companions and worthy friends 教科书式 教科書式 jiào kē shū shì (neologism c. 2018) worthy of being used as a textbook example / exemplary / classic / quintessential 不值一驳 不值一駁 bù zhí - yī bó (idiom) (of an argument) not even worthy of a rebuttal 前贤 前賢 qián xián sages of the past / worthy predecessors syn 兄弟 xiōng dì brothers / younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4] / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal syn 哥哥 gē ge older brother / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 弟弟 dì di younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 叔叔 shū shu father's younger brother / uncle / Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5] / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law / wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation syn 哥们 哥們 gē men Brothers! / brethren / dude (colloquial) / brother (diminutive form of address between males) syn 大爷 大爺 dà ye (coll.) father's older brother / uncle / term of respect for older man syn 老兄 lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially) / (form of address between male friends) old chap / buddy syn 二哥 èr gē second brother 兄妹 xiōng mèi brother(s) and sister(s) 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife / sister-in-law syn 舅舅 jiù jiu mother's brother / maternal uncle (informal) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 伯伯 bó bo father's elder brother / uncle syn 兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother / term of respect for a man of about the same age syn 关羽 關羽 guān yǔ Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty / posthumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama 大妈 大媽 dà mā father's elder brother's wife / aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) syn 大嫂 dà sǎo older brother's wife / sister-in-law / elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) syn 张飞 張飛 zhāng fēi Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine 伯父 bó fù father's elder brother / term of respect for older man / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife / aunt (polite address) syn 伯母 bó mǔ wife of father's elder brother / aunt / (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 侄女 姪女 zhí nǚ brother's daughter / niece syn 兄台 兄臺 xiōng tái brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age) 侄子 姪子 zhí zi brother's son / nephew syn 大 dà big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) syn 弟妹 dì mèi younger sibling / younger brother's wife syn 叔父 shū fù father's younger brother / uncle syn 阿哥 ā gē (familiar) elder brother syn 婶婶 嬸嬸 shěn shen wife of father's younger brother / aunt syn 嫂嫂 sǎo sao older brother's wife / sister-in-law / (polite address to a younger married woman) sister syn 老大哥 lǎo dà gē big brother syn 父兄 fù xiōng father and elder brother(s) / head of the family / patriarch syn 难兄难弟 難兄難弟 nán xiōng nán dì lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom) / fig. one is just as bad as the other syn 舅父 jiù fù mother's brother / maternal uncle syn 弟媳 dì xí younger brother's wife / sister-in-law syn 小舅子 xiǎo jiù zi (coll.) wife's younger brother syn 周作人 zhōu zuò rén Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), brother of Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4], academic in Japanese and Greek studies, briefly imprisoned after the war as Japanese collaborator, persecuted and died of unknown causes during the Cultural Revolution 长兄 長兄 zhǎng xiōng eldest brother syn 