叔父 (shū fù) — father's younger brother; paternal uncle; (historical) term used by a king to address feudal lords bearing his surname
Definition
A formal, written term for your father's younger brother — same person as 叔叔 but more literary. The historical sense (a king addressing same-surname lords) appears only in classical texts.
noun
father's younger brotherpaternal uncle(historical) term used by a king to address feudal lords bearing his surname
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 叔父。Wǒ de shū fù shì gè hěn yǒu xué shí de rén.My uncle is a very learned person.
- ，叔父。Xiǎo shí hou, shū fù jīng cháng dài wǒ qù gōng yuán wán.When I was young, my uncle often took me to the park to play.
- ，叔父。Tā shì wǒ fù qīn de dì di, yě jiù shì wǒ de shū fù.He is my father's younger brother, that is, my uncle.
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