How to pronounce di di (弟弟) in Chinese
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弟弟
dì di
Characters & meanings
younger brother
younger brother
Common mistake
Falling + neutral (4-0): the first dì drops — unaspirated d, no puff — and the second is a featherweight echo. Equal stress on both syllables sounds like reading pinyin aloud.
Tone change in this word
The second 弟 is neutral — the doubled-kinship pattern shared with 哥哥, 姐姐, 妹妹.
Example sentence
我弟弟喜欢打篮球。
Wǒ dìdi xǐhuan dǎ lánqiú.
My little brother likes playing basketball.
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