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哥哥

gē ge · ge ge

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Old HSK 2Measure words: 个 gè, 位 wèi

Meaning

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  1. older brother
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Brother's cooking

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)哥哥(gēge)吗(ma)？

    Do you have an older brother?

  2. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)，我(wǒ)哥哥(gēge)在(zài)上海(shànghǎi)工作(gōngzuò)。

    Yes. My older brother works in Shanghai.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)哥哥(gēge)是(shì)做(zuò)什么(shénme)的(de)？

    What does your brother do?

  4. Dengdeng

    他(tā)很会(hěnhuì)做饭(zuòfàn)，我(wǒ)每次(měicì)去(qù)，哥哥(gēge)都(dōu)给(gěi)我(wǒ)做(zuò)一(yī)桌(zhuō)菜(cài)。

    He cooks very well. Every time I go, he makes me a whole table of dishes.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)常(cháng)去(qù)呢(ne)？

    Then why don't you go often?

  6. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)他(tā)每次(měicì)都(dōu)说(shuō)：这(zhè)次(cì)你(nǐ)洗(xǐ)碗(wǎn)。

    Because every time he says: this time you wash the dishes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)的(de)哥(gē)哥(ge)很(hěn)认(rèn)真(zhēn)学(xué)习(xí)。

Her older brother studies very seriously.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by potatoindespair · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)哥(gē)哥(ge)是(shì)个(ge)大(dà)学(xué)生(sheng)。

My brother is a college student.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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哥
gē

elder brother

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