dà ye

大 爷

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NHSK 4 NPCR4 NPCR5

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n.uncle; one's father's elder brother
- tīng shuō zhāng dà ye xīn zàng bìng fàn le táng dài fu xīn jí rú huǒ lì jí gǎn qù qiǎng jiù
  听说张大爷心脏病犯了，唐大夫心急如火立即赶去抢救。
  Hearing of Uncle Zhang's heart attack, Doctor Tang was extremely worried and rushed to his bedside immediately.
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n.uncle (respectful term of address for an elderly man)
- dà ye nín màn diǎn zǒu
  大爷，您慢点走。
  Uncle, walk slowly please.
synonym
shū shu叔叔 dà shū大叔 shì shū世叔 lǎo shū老叔

common measure word
"大爷" is often matched with measure word "位"or"个".
- 一位大爷
  one elder uncle
- 一个大爷
  one elder uncle

大爷