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哥哥

gēge

older brother

HSK 1 · Topic “Family” Family
older brother
Memory picture

Character

哥 gē

Strokes
10
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
可 may, can, -able 可 may, can, -able
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 哥

Example phrases

  • 我哥哥是医生。 Wǒ gēge shì yīshēng. My older brother is a doctor.
  • 他是我哥哥的朋友。 Tā shì wǒ gēge de péngyou. He's my older brother's friend.
  • 哥哥，你吃饭了吗？ Gēge, nǐ chīfàn le ma? Have you eaten, brother?
  • 哥哥不在家。 Gēge bú zài jiā. Older brother is not at home.
  • 他哥哥去北京了。 Tā gēge qù Běijīng le. His older brother went to Beijing.
  • 你有几个哥哥？ Nǐ yǒu jǐ ge gēge? How many older brothers do you have?
  • 李月的哥哥二十岁。 Lǐ Yuè de gēge èrshí suì. Li Yue's older brother is twenty years old.
  • 哥哥比弟弟大。 Gēge bǐ dìdi dà. The older brother is older than the younger brother.
  • 我和哥哥去买菜。 Wǒ hé gēge qù mǎi cài. My older brother and I go buy groceries.
  • 小王没有哥哥。 Xiǎo Wáng méiyǒu gēge. Xiao Wang does not have an older brother.

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