Father's younger brother in Chinese: 叔叔 (shū shu)

shū shu

father's younger brother

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Definitions

  1. 1father's younger brother
  2. 2uncle
  3. 3Taiwan pr. [shú shu]

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ㄕㄨ

shū

/ sh/ u/ first tone

˙ㄕㄨ

shu

˙/ neutral tone/ sh/ u

Example sentences

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  • 我叔叔开旅馆。

    wǒ shū shu kāi lǚ guǎn。

    My uncle runs a hotel.

  • 让你叔叔想一想。

    ràng nǐ shū shu xiǎng yi xiǎng。

    Let your uncle think about it.

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