dà gē
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  • 1

    n.eldest brother

    • zì cóng tā fù qīn guò shì hòu tā dà gē chéng le yī jiā zhī zhǔ

      自从父亲过世大哥一家之主

      Since his father’s death, his eldest brother has been the man of the house.

    • wǒ de dà gē yǐ jīng shì yī míng zhù míng de yǎn yuán le

      大哥已经著名演员

      My eldest brother has become a famous actor.

  • 2

    n.big brother (a polite form of address for a man about one's own age)

    • dà gē wǒ míng tiān huì zhǔn bèi hǎo nǐ de bēi bāo

      大哥明天准备背包

      Big brother, I'll get you a backpack by tomorrow.

Word usage

  • "大哥" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位".
    • 大哥

      one elder brother

    • 大哥

      one elder brother