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哥哥 (gē ge): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 2

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哥哥 (gē ge): Elder brother (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

哥哥 consists of 2 characters.

Word Info

Pinyingē ge

Meaningelder brother

Characters2

HSK 2.0Level 2

HSK 3.0Level 1

SyntaxNoun

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How to Use 哥哥 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 哥哥 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith叫

jiào叫

gē哥

ge哥

neutralSpoken

call (someone) older brother

Noun + Conjunction + Nounwith弟弟

gē哥

ge哥

hé和

dì弟

di弟

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yī一

gè个

gē哥

ge哥

Possessive + Nounwith我

wǒ我

de的

gē哥

ge哥

4.

Example Sentences with 哥哥

wǒ我

de的

gē哥

ge哥

hěn很

gāo高

。

neutral

older brother and younger brother

neutral

an older brother

neutral

my older brother

My elder brother is very tall.

zhè这

shì是

wǒ我

dī的

gē哥

gē哥

。

This is my older brother.

gē哥

ge哥

xǐ喜

huan欢

dǎ打

lán篮

qiú球

。

My elder brother likes to play basketball.

gē哥

ge哥

，

nǐ你

shén什

me么

shí时

hòu候

huí回

jiā家

？

Brother, when are you coming home?

gē哥

ge哥

bú不

zài在

jiā家

，

tā他

qù去

shàng上

bān班

le了

。

My elder brother is not at home; he has gone to work.

gē哥

gē哥

měi每

tiān天

sòng送

wǒ我

shàng上

xué学

。

My older brother takes me to school every day.

wǒ我

gē哥

ge哥

shì是

yí一

wèi位

yī医

shēng生

。

My elder brother is a doctor.

gē哥

ge哥

hé和

wǒ我

dōu都

xǐ喜

huan欢

kàn看

diàn电

yǐng影

。

Both my elder brother and I like watching movies.

gē哥

gē哥

bāng帮

wǒ我

jiě解

jué决

le了

shù数

xué学

nán难

tí题

。

My older brother helped me solve the difficult math problem.

gē哥

ge哥

，

qǐng请

bāng帮

wǒ我

ná拿

yí一

xià下

shuǐ水

。

Brother, please help me get some water.

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宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse
准备zhǔn bèito prepare
好吃hǎo chīdelicious
时间shí jiāntime
羊肉yáng ròumutton
孩子hái zichild; children
小时xiǎo shíhour
说话shuō huàspeak
弟弟dì diyounger brother
手表shǒu biǎowatch
妻子qī ziwife
生病shēng bìngill; sick; unwell

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大哥dà gē
帅哥shuài gē
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