| Xiong1 Di4 / Ge1 Men | Treasuring friendship is an excellent tradition in China in all ages. Chinese consider that a friend in need is a friend indeed. So they chummily call close friends Xiong Di or Ge Men'er. For example, if you give a hand to someone who is in a great trouble, he will treat you as his Xiong Di or Ge Men'er even though you were strangers to him ten minutes ago. The former title in Chinese also means blood-related brothers. By the way, there is a hot flash, "Northeastern people are all live Lei Fengs", distributed widely through Internet. Lei Feng is a hero's name, who selflessly helps people. In a way, Lei Feng is also a portraiture of Xiong Di or Ge Men'er. You can use Xiong Di or Ge Men'er as follows.
1. When you meet close friends long time no see, you can say "Xiong Di / Ge Men'er, Jin Lai Hao Ma?"("Hi, buddy, how are you doing?")
2. When someone helps you, you can say "Xiong Di / Ge Men'er, Xie Xie!"("Thank you, buddy!")
3. If you have a brother, you can introduce him to others with this sentence "Zhe Shi Wo De Xiong Di."("He is my brother.")
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