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叔叔 (shū shu): Uncle [father's younger brother] (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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3.

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叔 • shū • father's younger brother; uncle
shū叔

father's younger brother; uncle

叔 • shu • father's younger brother; uncle
shu叔

father's younger brother; uncle

Word Info

Pinyinshū shu
Meaninguncle [father's younger brother]
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 叔叔.

Words with 叔
  • 叔父shū fùuncle (father's younger brother)
  • 大叔dà shūuncle (middle-aged man)
  • 鲍叔牙bào shū yáBao Shuya (historical figure)
4.

How to Use 叔叔 in Sentences

Verb + Objectwith找
zhǎo找
shū叔
shu叔
neutralSpoken
look for uncle
Noun + Nounwith家
shū叔
shu叔
jiā家
neutral
Measure Word + Nounwith位
yí一
wèi位
shū叔
shu叔
Proper Noun + Nounwith王
Wáng王
shū叔
shu叔
5.

Example Sentences with 叔叔

wǒ我
de的
shū叔
shu叔
zhù住
zài在
uncle's home
neutral
an uncle
neutral
Uncle Wang
shàng上
hǎi海
。
My uncle (father's younger brother) lives in Shanghai.
shū叔
shu叔
，
nín您
néng能
bāng帮
wǒ我
kàn看
kàn看
zhè这
fèn份
hé合
tong同
yǒu有
shén什
me么
wèn问
tí题
ma吗
？
Uncle, could you help me check if there are any issues with this contract?
shū叔
shu叔
wèi为
shén什
me么
hái还
méi没
cóng从
guó国
wài外
chū出
chāi差
huí回
lái来
ne呢
？
Why hasn't Uncle returned from his business trip abroad yet?
shū叔
shu叔
bìng并
bú不
shàn擅
cháng长
zuò做
fàn饭
，
dàn但
tā他
hěn很
huì会
jiǎng讲
gù故
shi事
。
Uncle is not good at cooking, but he is very good at telling stories.
shū叔
shu叔
yì一
biān边
hē喝
kā咖
fēi啡
，
yì一
biān边
gěi给
wǒ我
jiǎng讲
tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
de的
jīng经
lì历
。
Uncle drank coffee while telling me about his experiences when he was young.