大
哥

Eldest brother in Chinese: 大哥 (dà gē)

dà gē

eldest brother

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Definitions

  1. 1eldest brother
  2. 2big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself)
  3. 3gang leader
  4. 4boss

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大
哥

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ㄉㄚˋ

dà

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄍㄜ

gē

ㄍ/ gㄜ/ e—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 我大哥比我大五岁。

    wǒ dà gē bǐ wǒ dà wǔ suì。

    My eldest brother is five years older than me.

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Related words

大

dà

big

哥

gē

elder brother

大家

dà jiā

everyone

哥哥

gē ge

older brother

大夫

dài fu

doctor

大概

dà gài

roughly

大约

dà yuē

approximately

扩大

kuò dà

to expand

大方

dà fāng

expert

大象

dà xiàng

elephant

大型

dà xíng

large

广大

guǎng dà

(of an area) vast or extensive

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