哥哥
Meaning
- older brother
Measure word
个 gè or 位 wèi
Example sentence
我有个哥哥。
I have an older brother.
Characters in 哥哥
- 哥 gē elder brother — the everyday spoken word
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.