伯 bó
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 白 white
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
伯伯
bóbo
father's elder brother; uncle; older man
Character
Example phrases
- 小时候，每逢春节，伯伯都会带我去祖屋后面的茶园放烟花。 Xiǎoshíhou, měi féng Chūnjié, bóbo dū huì dài wǒ qù zǔwū hòumiàn de cháyuán fàng yānhuā. When I was young, every Spring Festival my uncle would take me to set off fireworks in the tea fields behind the ancestral home.
- 隔壁的伯伯每天早上都在院子里打太极拳。 Gébì de bóbo měi tiān zǎoshang dōu zài yuànzi lǐ dǎ tàijíquán. The old man next door practises tai chi in the yard every morning.
- 伯伯给我买了一个新书包，我高兴极了。 Bóbo gěi wǒ mǎi le yí ge xīn shūbāo, wǒ gāoxìng jí le. My uncle bought me a new school bag, and I was overjoyed.
Related words
- 伯父 bófù father's elder brother; uncle
- 伯母 bómǔ aunt; wife of father's elder brother
- 闺女 guīnü daughter; young woman
- 爹 diē dad; father
- 保姆 bǎomǔ nanny; domestic helper
- 伴侣 bànlǚ partner; companion
- 单身 dānshēn single; unmarried; alone
- 独身 dúshēn single; unmarried
- 成家 chéngjiā to get married and establish a household
- 成家立业 chéngjiālìyè to marry and establish a career
- 抚养 fǔyǎng to raise; to bring up; to provide for
- 供养 gōngyǎng to support; to provide for