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舅舅

jiù jiu · jiu jiu

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. mother's brother
  2. maternal uncle (informal)
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The GPS is wrong

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)舅舅(jiùjiu)今天(jīntiān)开车(kāichē)来(lái)看(kàn)我(wǒ)。

    My uncle drove over to see me today.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)舅舅(jiùjiu)住(zhù)得(de)远(yuǎn)吗(ma)？

    Does your uncle live far away?

  3. Dengdeng

    不远(bùyuǎn)，可是(kěshì)他(tā)开(kāi)了(le)三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Not far, but he drove for three hours.

  4. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  5. Dengdeng

    舅舅(jiùjiu)说(shuō)，导航(dǎoháng)不对(bùduì)，不是(bùshì)他(tā)不对(bùduì)。

    My uncle says the GPS is wrong, not him.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

舅(jiù)舅(jiu)的(de)公(gōng)司(sī)上(shàng)个(gè)月(yuè)推(tuī)出(chū)了(le)一(yì)款(kuǎn)新(xīn)产(chǎn)品(pǐn)。

My uncle's company launched a new product last month.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Scott · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)舅(jiù)舅(jiu)给(gěi)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)的(de)这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)。

My uncle bought me this book.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ruicong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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