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哥哥 gēge older brother

  • HSK 1
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How it is used

  • Older brother - 我哥哥 (wǒ gēge) my big brother.
  • Chinese splits siblings by age: 哥哥 older brother vs 弟弟 younger brother; there's no age-neutral 'brother'.
  • Young women also call an unrelated older-ish man 哥哥 or 大哥 as friendly address.

Example sentences

  • 他有三个哥哥。 Tā yǒu sāngè gēgē.He has three brothers.
  • 他是我的哥哥。 Tā shì wǒ de gēgē.He's my older brother.
  • 其中的高个子就是我哥哥。 Qízhōng de gāogèzi jiù shì wǒ gēge.The tall one of the group is my older brother.