<p>小伙子 is <em>young guy</em>. It's a generic term to address a young man. </p>

<p>大兄弟 is used in north, which sounds pretty folksy. It's used to address a man and is said by some older people. Sometimes, we make a joke to address a guy as 大兄弟. </p>

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小伙子 is also used to refer to (not necessarily address) a young male, see comment #1
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<p>Difference between 大兄弟 and 小伙子.</p>

<p>Under which condition should we use one of them?</p>

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Difference between 大兄弟 and 小伙子
# Difference between 大兄弟 and 小伙子

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-13)

Difference between 大兄弟 and 小伙子.

Under which condition should we use one of them?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-04-14. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

小伙子 is *young guy*. It's a generic term to address a young man.

大兄弟 is used in north, which sounds pretty folksy. It's used to address a man and is said by some older people. Sometimes, we make a joke to address a guy as 大兄弟.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: 小伙子 is also used to refer to (not necessarily address) a young male, see comment #1  

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