gē

袼

Character · NounTraditional哥

older brother; form of address for young men

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Meanings

3 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

older brother; elder brother

A respectful and common form of address within families.

Wǒ我
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
gē哥
ge哥
 。

I have an older brother.

Dà大
gē哥
 ，
qǐng请
wèn问
huǒ火
chē车
zhàn站
zěn怎
me么
zǒu走
 ？

Brother, could you tell me how to get to the train station?

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Biǎo表
gē哥
bǐ比
wǒ我
dà大
wǔ五
suì岁
 。

My older male cousin is five years older than me.

2.

noun

form of address for young men (in general)

informal

Used colloquially to address a male peer or someone slightly older in a friendly or informal way.

Zhè这
wèi位
dà大
gē哥
 ，
nǐ你
de的
qián钱
bāo包
diào掉
le了
 。

Buddy, you dropped your wallet.

Jǐ几
wèi位
xiǎo小
gē哥
 ，
yào要
diǎn点
shén什
me么
 ？

Guys, what would you like to order?

3.

noun

(in compounds) brother; fraternal term

Appears in compound words related to brotherhood or peer groups.

Wǒ我
men们
shì是
hǎo好
gē哥
men们
r儿
 。

We are good buddies.

Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
xué学
zhǎng长
 ，
yě也
shì是
wǒ我
de的
shī师
gē哥
 。

He is my senior and also my fellow disciple.