舅父 (jiù fù) — uncle (one's mother's brother)

Definition

Examples

• 我的舅父是一位非常有耐心的老师。
  Wǒ de jiù fù shì yí wèi fēi cháng yǒu nài xīn de lǎo shī.
  My uncle is a very patient teacher.
• 每年春节我们都会去舅父家拜年。
  Měi nián chūn jié wǒ men dōu huì qù jiù fù jiā bài nián.
  Every Spring Festival we go to my uncle's house to pay a New Year's visit.
• 舅父送了我一本他年轻时最喜欢的书。
  jiù fù Sòng le wǒ yì běn tā nián qīng shí zuì xǐ huan de shū.
  My uncle gave me a book that was his favorite when he was young.