哥

Elder brother in Chinese: 哥 (gē)

gē

elder brother

HSK 3.0 Level 11 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1elder brother

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哥

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄍㄜ

gē

ㄍ/ gㄜ/ e—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 我哥在医院工作。

    wǒ gē zài yī yuàn gōng zuò。

    My older brother works at a hospital.

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Related words

哥哥

gē ge

older brother

大哥

dà gē

eldest brother

帅哥

shuài gē

handsome guy

歌

gē

song

关上

guān shàng

to close (a door)

国

guó

country

国外

guó wài

abroad

还有

hái yǒu

furthermore

汉字

hàn zì

Chinese character

好看

hǎo kàn

good-looking

好听

hǎo tīng

pleasant to hear

好玩儿

hǎo wán r

erhua variant of 好玩

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