How to say “older brother” in Chinese
older brother
“Older brother” in Chinese is 哥哥, gē ge: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
哥哥 is read gē ge: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “哥哥”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 哥哥. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我有哥哥wǒyǒugēgeI have an older brother.
- 我有哥哥没有姐姐wǒyǒugēge,méiyǒujiějieI have an older brother, but no older sister.
- 我有一个哥哥wǒyǒuyígegēgeI have one older brother.
- 爸爸妈妈哥哥和我bàba,māma,gēgehéwǒDad, Mom, my older brother and me.
- 你哥哥今年多大？nǐgēgejīnniánduōdàHow old is your older brother?
- 哥哥比我高。gēgebǐwǒgāoMy older brother is taller than me.
More words from the lesson “My family”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “older brother” in Chinese?
“Older brother” in Chinese is 哥哥, pinyin gēge.
What does 哥哥 mean?
哥哥 (gēge) means “older brother”.
How do you write 哥哥?
哥哥 is 2 characters: 哥 (gē) — older brother. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 哥哥?
哥哥 is read gēge. Tones: gē — first tone, ge — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“older brother” in the lesson “My family”
This word is from the topic “Family and people” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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