伯伯

bóbo

noun HSK 7 #24,205

Measure Word

一个伯伯 gè

Meanings

1 father's elder brother
2 uncle (respectful term for older man)

Characters

(reduplication for kinship term)

Examples

伯伯，您好！

Bóbo, nín hǎo!

Hello, Uncle!

我伯伯住在北京。

Wǒ bóbo zhù zài Běijīng.

My uncle lives in Beijing.

Tips

usage

伯伯 specifically refers to father's older brother. Father's younger brother is 叔叔 (shūshu). Both can be used as polite forms of address for older men.

Stroke Order

伯 bó