伯
父

Father's elder brother in Chinese: 伯父 (bó fù)

bó fù

father's elder brother

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1father's elder brother
  2. 2term of respect for older man

Stroke order

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伯
父

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄛˊ

bó

ㄅ/ bㄛ/ oˊ/ second tone

ㄈㄨˋ

fù

ㄈ/ fㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 伯父 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我的伯父是一位医生。

    wǒ de bó fù shì yí wèi yī shēng。

    My uncle is a doctor.

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Related words

父亲

fù qīn

father

父母

fù mǔ

father and mother

父女

fù nǚ

father and daughter

父子

fù zǐ

father and son

师父

shī fu

used for 师傅 (in Taiwan)

祖父

zǔ fù

father's father

伯伯

bó bo

father's elder brother

伯母

bó mǔ

wife of father's elder brother

继父

jì fù

stepfather

岳父

yuè fù

wife's father, father-in-law

阿拉伯语

ā lā bó yǔ

Arabic (language)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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