maternal uncle; mother's brother
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
maternal uncle; mother's brother
neutralA formal kinship term for one's mother's brother. In spoken language, 舅舅 (jiù jiu) is more commonly used.
Wǒ我
de的
jiù舅
fù父
shì是
yī一
wèi位
tuì退
xiū休
jiào教
shī师
。
My maternal uncle is a retired teacher.
Chūn春
jié节
qī期
jiān间
，
wǒ我
men们
quán全
jiā家
qù去
kàn看
wàng望
jiù舅
fù父
。
During the Spring Festival, our whole family went to visit my mother's brother.
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Jiù舅
fù父
bǐ比
mǔ母
qīn亲
nián年
zhǎng长
wǔ五
suì岁
。
My maternal uncle is five years older than my mother.