伯伯 (bó bo) — father's elder brother; paternal uncle (specifically one's father's older brother)
Definition
Casual, spoken term for your father's older brother. More colloquial than the written 伯父; 叔叔 is for the younger brother.
noun
father's elder brotherpaternal uncle (specifically one's father's older brother)
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 伯伯。Wǒ bó bo shì yī shēng.My father's elder brother is a doctor.
- 伯伯。Měi gè zhōu mò wǒ dōu qù bó bo jiā chī fàn.Every weekend I go to my paternal uncle's house for dinner.
- 伯伯。bó bo Hé bà ba cháng dé hěn xiàng.My uncle and my father look a lot alike.
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