子弟

• 拼音: zǐ dì
• 汉字拆解: 子 = 了 + 一 (son); 弟 = 丷 + 弓 + 丨 (younger brother)

含义

Sons and younger brothers; children; disciples; youth from a certain group.

Originally meant sons and younger male relatives. Now broadly refers to children, young people, or members of a particular group or background. Often used in formal or literary contexts, and in terms like 子弟兵 (people's soldiers).

例句

1. 农民子弟考上了名牌大学。
2. 这所学校专门招收军人子弟。
3. 子弟兵永远是人民的保护者。

用法指南

语境: education, military, social

语气: respectful

正确说法

• 革命先烈的子弟继承了父辈的遗志。(The descendants of revolutionary martyrs inherited their forefathers' aspirations.)
• 工人子弟学校为职工家庭服务。(Schools for workers' children serve working-class families.)

错误说法

• 我的子弟 — use 孩子 or 子女 for your own children in modern speech

起源与历史

子 (son) + 弟 (younger brother)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal