哥哥

gēge

older brother

HSK 1

Pronunciation

哥gē1

First tone: high and level

哥ge·

Neutral tone

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A noun meaning older brother, used after a number and measure word to state how many older brothers someone has.

我有两个哥哥。

Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè gēge.

I have two older brothers.

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