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Mother's brother in Chinese: 舅舅 (jiù jiu)

jiù jiu

mother's brother

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1mother's brother
  2. 2maternal uncle (informal)

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ㄐㄧㄡˋ

jiù

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄐㄧㄡ

jiu

˙/ neutral toneㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou

Example sentences

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  • 我们待在舅舅家。

    wǒ men dài zài jiù jiu jiā。

    We are staying at our uncle's.

  • 我们睡在我舅舅家。

    wǒ men shuì zài wǒ jiù jiu jiā。

    We are spending the night at my uncle's house.

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姥姥

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(coll.) mother's mother

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