Definition & Meaning

older male patrilineal cousin; son of one's father's brother, who is older than oneself

Word usage

táng gē

堂 哥

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n.older male patrilineal cousin; son of one's father's brother, who is older than oneself
- tā bǎ tā de yǎn jìng liú zài tā táng gē zhù de fáng jiān
  他把他的眼镜留在他堂哥住的房间。
  He left his glasses in the room where his cousin lived.
- wǒ yǒu shí hěn xǐ huan hé táng gē qù diào yú
  我有时很喜欢和堂哥去钓鱼。
  I sometimes enjoy fishing with my cousin.
- wǒ de táng gē duì zhè bù diàn yǐng yě yǒu tè bié de xiǎng fǎ
  我的堂哥对这部电影也有特别的想法。
  My cousin also has this special idea about this movie.

Word usage

common measure word
"堂哥" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位".
- 一个堂哥
  one cousin
- 一位堂哥
  one cousin

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