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哥

gē · ge

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. elder brother
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In a conversation

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Liangliang's brother

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)哥(gē)明天(míngtiān)来(lái)北京(běijīng)。

    My brother is coming to Beijing tomorrow.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)哥(gē)？他(tā)多大(duōdà)了(le)？

    Your brother? How old is he?

  3. Liangliang

    他(tā)二十二岁(èrshíèrsuì)，比(bǐ)你(nǐ)小(xiǎo)两岁(liǎngsuì)。

    He is 22, two years younger than you.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)不用(bùyòng)叫(jiào)他(tā)哥(gē)了(le)。

    Then I do not need to call him big brother.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)叫(jiào)他(tā)哥(gē)，他(tā)会(huì)很(hěn)高兴(gāoxìng)。

    You can call him big brother. He will be very happy.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)叫(jiào)他(tā)哥(gē)，他(tā)请(qǐng)我(wǒ)吃饭(chīfàn)！

    Then I will call him big brother, and he treats me to a meal!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)以(yǐ)为(wéi)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)会(huì)长(zhǎng)得(de)更(gèng)像(xiàng)他(tā)哥(gē)呢(ne)。

I thought Tom would look more like his brother.

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02

我(wǒ)哥(gē)每(měi)天(tiān)骑(qí)自(zì)行(xíng)车(chē)去(qù)上(shàng)班(bān)。

My elder brother rides a bicycle to work every day.

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