子弟 zǐdì child
child; the younger generation
How to remember 子弟: 子 child + 弟 younger brother = child.
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How it is used
- 'The younger generation, sons and younger family members' - 职工子弟 (zhígōng zǐdì) employees' children.
- Often about young people as a group to be raised/educated: 子弟兵 (zǐdìbīng) the people's own soldiers.
- 纨绔子弟 (wánkù zǐdì) pampered rich kids - the word frames youth in relation to their elders or origins.