Definition & Meaning

1.elder brother (have the same parents or parent)

2.elder male relative of the same generation

3.older brother (an endearing term of address for her sweetheart by a young woman)

Word usage

Words with ge ge

gē ge

哥 哥

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1
n.elder brother (have the same parents or parent)
- tā shì wǒ qīn gē ge
  他是我亲哥哥。
  He is my elder brother.
- tā yǒu liǎng gè gē ge
  她有两个哥哥。
  She has two elder brothers.
- wǒ gē ge hěn shuài
  我哥哥很帅。
  My elder brother is handsome.
synonym
xiōng zhǎng兄长
2
n.elder male relative of the same generation
- tā shì shū bai jiā de gē ge
  他是叔伯家的哥哥。
  He is the first or second cousin on the paternal side.
- tā shì wǒ de yuǎn fáng gē ge
  他是我的远房哥哥。
  He is my distant cousin on the maternal side.
- wǒ rèn tā zuò wǒ gē ge
  我认他做我哥哥。
  I consider him my brother.
synonym
xiōng zhǎng兄长
3
n.older brother (an endearing term of address for her sweetheart by a young woman)
- nǚ ren shuō gē ge nǐ néng bāng wǒ yī xià ma
  女人说：“哥哥，你能帮我一下吗？”
  The woman said: "Honey, can you help me?"
- tā zǒng shì xǐ huan jiào tóng shì gē ge
  她总是喜欢叫同事“哥哥”。
  She always likes to call her colleagues "brother".
- bù yào zài jiào wǒ gē ge le wǒ qǐ jī pí gē da le
  不要再叫我哥哥了，我起鸡皮疙瘩了。
  Stop calling me "brother". I have goose bumps.
synonym
ā gē阿哥

Word usage

common measure word
"哥哥" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位".
- 一个哥哥
  one elder brother
- 一位哥哥
  one elder brother

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