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哥们

gē men · ge men

Traditional 哥們

Meaning

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  1. Brothers!
  2. brethren
  3. dude (colloquial)
  4. brother (diminutive form of address between males)
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In a conversation

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New buddy at the night market

  1. Dengdeng

    哥们(gēmen)，今晚(jīnwǎn)去(qù)夜市(yèshì)吧(ba)！

    Buddy, let's go to the night market tonight!

  2. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)！哥们(gēmen)，你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    Sure! Buddy, what do you want to eat?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)烧烤(shāokǎo)，还(hái)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)烤玉米(kǎoyùmǐ)。

    I want barbecue, and grilled corn too.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)也(yě)太(tài)能(néng)吃(chī)了(le)吧(ba)！

    You can eat so much!

  5. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)一直(yīzhí)哥们(gēmen)哥们(gēmen)的(de)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)哥们(gēmen)！

    You two keep saying buddy, buddy. I want to be a buddy too!

  6. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)，欢迎(huānyíng)你(nǐ)，新(xīn)哥们(gēmen)！

    Sure, welcome, new buddy!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

哥(gē)们(men)，今(jīn)晚(wǎn)一(yì)起(qǐ)去(qù)吃(chī)烧(shāo)烤(kǎo)怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)？

Dude, how about going to eat barbecue together tonight?

02

他(tā)们(men)从(cóng)小(xiǎo)就(jiù)是(shì)好(hǎo)哥(gē)们(men)，什(shén)么(me)事(shì)都(dōu)互(hù)相(xiāng)帮(bāng)忙(máng)。

They have been good buddies since childhood and help each other with everything.

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