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哥哥

ge

HSK 1 · word 116 of 3,000

Meaning

Measure word

or 位 wèi

Example sentence

我有个哥哥。

wǒ yǒu gè gē ge

I have an older brother.

Characters in 哥哥

elder brother, doubled. Chinese distinguishes elder from younger in every sibling term, so 哥哥 and 弟弟 are separate words where English has one.

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