<p>同父异母或同母异父的兄弟 = half-brother</p>
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<p>同父异母 same father, different mother</p>
<p>或 or</p>
<p>同母异父 same mother, different father</p>
<p>的 [particle for attributives]</p>
<p>兄弟 brother</p>
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<p>继兄弟 = stepbrother</p>
<blockquote>
<p>继 step- (genetically unrelated family member because of marriage after divorce)</p>
</blockquote>

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2021-01-17T00:53:07.373Z
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Victor
<p>继兄弟 = <strong>stepbrothers</strong>.  Two unrelated people became brothers when their parents married each other</p>
<p>Stepbrothers are a result of a second marriage</p>
<p>同父异母兄弟 (同父兄弟/ 异母兄弟) = <strong>half brothers</strong>. When two brothers have the same father but different mothers (A man had a son with one woman and then had another son with a different woman.)</p>
<p>同母异父兄弟 (同母兄弟/ 异父兄弟) = <strong>half brothers</strong>. When two brothers have the same mother but different fathers (A woman had a son with one man and then had another son with a different man.)</p>
<p>Half brothers are mostly a result of a second marriage (but not always)</p>
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<p><em>what does 继 mean?</em></p>
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<p>继 = 继任 - to succeed (a position)</p>
<p>继父, 继母 = stepfather, stepmother (继父 succeeds the previous father, 继母 succeeds the previous mother)</p>
<p>继兄弟 doesn't mean a brother succeeds a previous brother. It means the brother's relationship is through a 继父, 继母's marriage</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>I think it means half-brother, but my book says it is step brother. I thought step brother is 继兄弟. What does 继 mean?</p>

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You are right. Your book is wrong.
Victor
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What does 同父异母或同母异父的兄弟 mean?
# What does 同父异母或同母异父的兄弟 mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-03)

I think it means half-brother, but my book says it is step brother. I thought step brother is 继兄弟. What does 继 mean?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You are right. Your book is wrong.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-01-04. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

继兄弟 = **stepbrothers**. Two unrelated people became brothers when their parents married each other

Stepbrothers are a result of a second marriage

同父异母兄弟 (同父兄弟/ 异母兄弟) = **half brothers**. When two brothers have the same father but different mothers (A man had a son with one woman and then had another son with a different woman.)

同母异父兄弟 (同母兄弟/ 异父兄弟) = **half brothers**. When two brothers have the same mother but different fathers (A woman had a son with one man and then had another son with a different man.)

Half brothers are mostly a result of a second marriage (but not always)

> *what does 继 mean?*

继 = 继任 - to succeed (a position)

继父, 继母 = stepfather, stepmother (继父 succeeds the previous father, 继母 succeeds the previous mother)

继兄弟 doesn't mean a brother succeeds a previous brother. It means the brother's relationship is through a 继父, 继母's marriage


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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-01-17. Score: 0

同父异母或同母异父的兄弟 = half-brother

> 同父异母 same father, different mother
>
> 或 or
>
> 同母异父 same mother, different father
>
> 的 [particle for attributives]
>
> 兄弟 brother

继兄弟 = stepbrother

> 继 step- (genetically unrelated family member because of marriage after divorce)


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