大伯 (dà bó) — father's elder brother; (polite address) uncle (for an elderly man)
Definition
Family term for your father's elder brother, used within the paternal family. As a polite address to an older man outside the family, it's a respectful 'uncle' — warmer and more familiar than the neutral 先生.
noun
father's elder brother(polite address) uncle (for an elderly man)
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 大伯。Wǒ dà bó zhù zài běi jīng.My father's elder brother lives in Beijing.
- 大伯，。dà bó, Nín màn zǒu.Uncle, take care.
- 大伯，。Zhè wèi shì wǒ dà bó, tā jīn nián liù shí suì le.This is my father's elder brother; he is sixty years old this year.
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