兄弟 xiōng dì brothers / younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4] / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal syn 弟弟 dì di younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 妹妹 mèi mei younger sister / young woman / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 叔叔 shū shu father's younger brother / uncle / Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5] / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 老弟 lǎo dì (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy / old pal syn 少年 shào nián early youth / youngster / (literary) youth / young man syn 大叔 dà shū eldest of father's younger brothers / uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) syn 表弟 biǎo dì younger male cousin via female line 表妹 biǎo mèi younger female cousin via female line 婶婶 嬸嬸 shěn shen wife of father's younger brother / aunt syn 姊妹 zǐ mèi (older and younger) sisters / sister (school, city etc) syn 堂弟 táng dì younger male patrilineal cousin 妹子 mèi zi (dialect) younger sister / girl syn 媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law / wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation syn 妹夫 mèi fu younger sister's husband syn 子弟 zǐ dì child / the younger generation syn 叔父 shū fù father's younger brother / uncle syn 后起之秀 後起之秀 hòu qǐ zhī xiù (idiom) an up-and-coming youngster / new talent / a brilliant younger generation syn 小舅子 xiǎo jiù zi (coll.) wife's younger brother syn 弟妹 dì mèi younger sibling / younger brother's wife syn 小姨子 xiǎo yí zi (coll.) wife's younger sister / sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her) 器重 qì zhòng to regard sth as valuable / to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc) syn 后辈 後輩 hòu bèi younger generation syn 小辈 小輩 xiǎo bèi the younger generation syn 晚辈 晚輩 wǎn bèi the younger generation / those who come after syn 师弟 師弟 shī dì young disciple (of the same master) / younger or junior male schoolmate 青年团 青年團 qīng nián tuán youth corps / youth wing of a political party 催生 cuī shēng to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby / (obstetrics) to induce labor / to expedite childbirth / (fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence syn 后进 後進 hòu jìn less advanced / underdeveloped / lagging behind / the younger generation / the less experienced ones syn 嫂嫂 sǎo sao older brother's wife / sister-in-law / (polite address to a younger married woman) sister syn 小姑 xiǎo gū father's youngest sister / husband's younger sister / sister-in-law syn 年轻化 年輕化 nián qīng huà to make more youthful / to promote younger staff 弟媳 dì xí younger brother's wife / sister-in-law syn 婶子 嬸子 shěn zi (coll.) father's younger brother's wife / aunt syn 表叔 biǎo shū son of grandfather's sister / son of grandmother's brother or sister / father's younger male cousin / (Hong Kong slang) mainlander syn 叔公 shū gōng great uncle / grandfather's younger brother / husband's father's younger brother syn 内弟 內弟 nèi dì wife's younger brother syn 师妹 師妹 shī mèi junior female student or apprentice / daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher 阿妹 ā mèi younger sister syn 学妹 學妹 xué mèi junior or younger female schoolmate 古惑仔 gǔ huò zǎi gangster / hooligan / problem youth / at-risk youth 姐弟恋 姐弟戀 jiě dì liàn love between an older woman and a younger man 小姨 xiǎo yí mother's youngest sister / wife's younger sister / sister-in-law 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 小叔 xiǎo shū husband's younger brother / brother-in-law 长幼 長幼 zhǎng yòu older and younger / seniority 业障 業障 yè zhàng karmic hindrance (Buddhism) / karmic consequences that stand in the way of enlightenment / (term of abuse, especially toward the younger generation) devil spawn / (fig.) money syn 中国共产主义青年团 中國共產主義青年團 zhōng guó gòng chǎn zhǔ yì qīng nián tuán Communist Youth League of China / China Youth League 后生可畏 後生可畏 hòu shēng kě wèi the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom) / the younger generations will surpass us in time syn 六亲 六親 liù qīn six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3] / one's kin syn 妹 mèi younger sister syn 舍 shè (bound form) residence / house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3] syn 弟 dì younger brother / junior male / I (modest word in letter) syn 贤 賢 xián worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation syn 堂妹 táng mèi younger female patrilineal cousin 叔 shū uncle / father's younger brother / husband's younger brother / Taiwan pr. [shu2] syn 婶 嬸 shěn wife of father's younger brother syn 叔母 shū mǔ aunt / wife of father's younger brother syn 娣 dì wife of a younger brother syn 昆仲 kūn zhòng (literary) brothers / elder and younger brother syn 舍弟 shè dì my younger brother (humble term) 婶母 嬸母 shěn mǔ wife of father's younger brother / aunt syn 弟妇 弟婦 dì fù younger brother's wife / sister-in-law syn 姨妹 yí mèi wife's younger sister / sister-in-law 悌 tì to do one's duty as a younger brother syn 青少年 qīng shào nián adolescent / youth / teenager syn 青年 qīng nián youth / youthful years / young person / the young syn 青春 qīng chūn youth / youthfulness syn 后生 後生 hòu shēng young generation / youth / young man syn 妙龄 妙齡 miào líng (of a girl) in the prime of youth syn 花季 huā jì youthful time / prime of youth / flowering season syn 头角 頭角 tóu jiǎo youngster's talent / brilliance of youth syn 知青 zhī qīng educated youth (sent to work in farms during the Cultural Revolution), abbr. for 知識青年|知识青年[zhi1 shi5 qing1 nian2] syn 共青团 共青團 gòng qīng tuán the Communist Youth League, abbr. for 共產主義青年團|共产主义青年团[Gong4 chan3 zhu3 yi4 Qing1 nian2 tuan2] 北京青年报 北京青年報 běi jīng qīng nián bào Beijing Youth Daily, newspaper founded in 1949 中国青年报 中國青年報 zhōng guó qīng nián bào China Youth Daily, www.cyol.net 青年志愿者 青年誌願者 youth volunteer 中青 zhōng qīng China Youth (official newspaper) (abbr. for 中國青年報|中国青年报[Zhong1 guo2 Qing1 nian2 Bao4]) 芳华 芳華 fāng huá young years / youth 入团 入團 rù tuán to enroll in the Communist Youth League 青年节 青年節 qīng nián jié Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for young people aged 14 to 28, who get half a day off 支书 支書 zhī shū branch secretary / secretary of a branch of the Communist Party or the Communist Youth League / abbr. for 支部書記|支部书记 青旅 qīng lǚ youth hostel / abbr. for 青年旅舍[qing1 nian2 lu:3 she4] 青年会 青年會 qīng nián huì YMCA (international Christian youth movement, formed in 1844) 暴走族 bào zǒu zú people who go on walks for exercise / (Tw) rebel youth motorcycle group 皓齿 皓齒 hào chǐ white teeth (symbol of youth and beauty) 少年先锋队 少年先鋒隊 shào nián xiān fēng duì Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League) / abbr. to 少先隊|少先队 郎 láng (arch.) minister / official / noun prefix denoting function or status / a youth syn 青 qīng green / blue / black / youth / young (of people) syn 阿弟 ā dì younger brother syn 童军 童軍 tóng jūn Scout (youth organization) / see also 童子軍|童子军[Tong2 zi3 jun1] 学弟 學弟 xué dì junior or younger male schoolmate 叔祖母 shū zǔ mǔ wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother syn 初生之犊不畏虎 初生之犢不畏虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom) / fig. the fearlessness of youth 堂弟妹 táng dì mèi wife of younger male cousin via male line / younger cousins via male line 表弟妹 biǎo dì mèi wife of younger male cousin via female line / younger cousins via female line 明日网络领袖信通技术与青年委员会 明日網絡領袖信通技術與青年委員會 Committee of e-Leaders of Tomorrow for ICT and Youth / UN Committee of e-Leaders for ICT and Youth; 青年与发展青年大会 青年與發展青年大會 Youth Rally on Youth and Development 加共体政府首脑青年发展特别峰会 加共體政府首腦青年發展特別峰會 Special Summit of CARICOM Heads of Governments on Youth Development / Special CARICOM Summit on Youth Development 