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老大哥

lǎodàgē
noun #17,928

Measure Word

一个老大哥 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 big brother
  2. 2 elder brother figure

Examples

HSK 1
老大哥在看着你。
Lǎodàgē zài kàn zhe nǐ.
Big Brother is watching you.
HSK 2
他是我们球队的老大哥。
Tā shì wǒmen qiúduì de lǎodàgē.
He's the big brother of our team.

Tips

culture
In everyday Chinese, 老大哥 means a respected senior figure. It's also the Chinese translation of 'Big Brother' from George Orwell's 1984.

In Pop Culture

一九八四 Yī jiǔ bā sì
1984 (George Orwell)
Dystopian novel about a surveillance state ruled by 'Big Brother.'

Stroke Order

老 lǎo
大 dà
哥 gē