哥哥 from HSK Level 1 Vocabulary List

哥哥

HSK niveau 1

Pinyin: gē ge

Oversættelse: ældre bror

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Sætninger

我哥哥很帅。
Wǒ gēge hěn shuài.
My older brother is very handsome.

我哥哥今年20岁了。
Wǒ gēge jīnnián èrshí suì le.
My older brother is 20 years old this year.

我哥哥在北京工作。
Wǒ gēge zài Běijīng gōngzuò.
My older brother works in Beijing.

Synonymer

(gē)
brother

(xiōng)
elder brother

兄长 (xiōngzhǎng)
elder brother

Antonymer

弟弟 (dìdi)
younger brother

妹妹 (mèimei)
younger sister

Etymologi og komponenter

The Chinese word 哥哥 (gēge) for "older brother" is composed of two characters: 哥 (gē) and 哥 (ge). The character 哥 (gē) is a pictograph depicting a person with a beard, representing an adult male. It is also used as a generic term for "older brother" or "uncle". The character 哥 (ge) is a phonetic component that adds the sound "ge" to the word. Together, the two characters 哥 (gēge) form the word for "older brother".The word 哥哥 (gēge) has been used in Chinese for centuries. It is found in ancient texts such as the Shijing (Book of Songs), which dates back to the 11th century BC. The word was also used in the Analects of Confucius, which was written in the 5th century BC.In modern Chinese, the word 哥哥 (gēge) is still commonly used to refer to an older brother. It is also sometimes used as a term of endearment for a close friend or boyfriend.