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How to say "brother" in Chinese

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哥哥 gē ge
(noun) older brother; big brother
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她 tā 有 yǒu 两个 liǎng gè 哥哥 gē ge 。
She has two older brothers.
我的 wǒ de 哥哥 gē ge 很 hěn 高 gāo 。
My older brother is tall.
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Your Father's Elder Brother Is Called What Again?
大伟 dà wěi 管 guǎn 爸爸 bà ba 的 de 哥哥 gē ge 呢 ne 就 jiù 应该 yīng gāi 叫 jiào 做 zuò 大爷 dà ye 。
And what should David call his dad's older brother,
In Need of a Miracle
直到 zhí dào 有 yǒu 一 yī 天 tiān ， 哥哥 gē ge 从 cóng 妈妈 mā ma 迫切 pò qiē 地 de 祷告 dǎo gào 中 zhōng 得知 dé zhī
Until one day, the big brother learnt from the mother's urgent prayers that
Mantou's Diary: Episode 10 - Younger Brothers - Part 1 of 2
哥哥 gē ge 好 hǎo 厉害 lì hai 耶 ye ！
Brother's so awesome!
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哥 gē
(noun) older brother; bro
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他 tā 是 shì 我的 wǒ de 哥 gē 哥 gē 。
He is my older brother.
这是 zhè shì 我 wǒ 大 dà 哥 gē 的 de 女朋友 nǚ péng you 。
This is my big bro's girlfriend.
他的 tā de 表 biǎo 哥 gē 在 zài 当兵 dāng bīng 。
His older male cousin (via female line) was in the military.
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Stars of "The Assassins" Talk 'Cao' Yun Fat
我 wǒ 觉得 jué de 发 fā 哥 gē 特别 tè bié 棒 bàng 的 de 一 yī 点 diǎn 就 jiù 是 shì
I feel that one of Brother Fat's most amazing points is
Stars of "The Assassins" Talk 'Cao' Yun Fat
发 fā 哥 gē 就 jiù 是 shì 那 nà 种 zhǒng 笑 着 zhe 把 bǎ 工作 gōng zuò 都 dōu 做 zuò 完 wán
Brother Fat is the kind of person who can laugh while getting work done
The Aroma of Home - Part 1 of 2
哎 ai 哥 gē ， 吃 chī 吃 chī 看 kàn 这个 zhè ge 。 — 哦 ò 好 hǎo ， 谢谢 xiè xie ！
Hey, brother, have a try at this. -Oh, OK. Thanks!
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兄弟 xiōng dì
(noun) brother Unlike other Chinese terms for family members, 兄弟 (xiōng dì) refers to a brother or brothers in general, and does not specify older or younger brother. It can also be used as a term of endearment between friends.
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我们 wǒ men 是 shì 兄弟 xiōng dì ！
We're brothers!
他 tā 是 shì 你的 nǐ de 兄弟 xiōng dì 吗 ma ？
Is he your brother?
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Use Sports - Nike
放眼 fàng yǎn 都 dōu 是 shì 兄弟 xiōng dì ， 都 dōu 是 shì 姐妹 jiě mèi 。
Look, they're all brothers, and they're all sisters.
Paying the Bill - Chinese Style
我们 wǒ men 是 shì 什么 shén me ？ 我们 wǒ men 是 shì 兄弟 xiōng dì ！
What are we? We are brothers!
"Thank You" (Jay Z Cover) - Miss KO
跟 gēn 我 wǒ 兄弟 xiōng dì 's chilling all day. 。
With my bros, chilling all day.
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叔叔 shū shu
(noun) uncle (father’s younger brother); friendly term of address for older men
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今天 jīn tiān 是 shì 我 wǒ 叔叔 shū shu 的 de 生日 shēng rì 。
Today is my uncle's (dad’s younger brother) birthday.
叔叔 shū shu ， 您 nín 最近 zuì jìn 身体 shēn tǐ 好吗 hǎo ma ？
Uncle (dad’s younger brother), how has your health been lately?
叔叔 shū shu 给 gěi 侄子 zhí zi 买 mǎi 了 le 一 yī 本 běn 漫画 màn huà 书 shū 。
The uncle (dad’s younger brother) bought the nephew a comic book.
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Your Father's Elder Brother Is Called What Again?
爸爸 bà ba 的 de 弟弟 dì di 叫 jiào 叔叔 shū shu 。
Dad's little brother is called Shushu.
Mantou's Diary: Episode 1 - You Can Do It, Mantou!
嗯 en ？ 呵呵 hē hē ， 谢谢 xiè xie 叔叔 shū shu ！
Hmm? Heheh, thanks uncle!
Mantou's Diary: Episode 2 - The Wish
啊 a ， 哦 ó ， 那个 nà gè ， 叔叔 shū shu ， 能 néng 给 gěi 我 wǒ 一 yī 根 gēn 火柴 huǒ chái 吗 ma ？
Ah... Oh, umm... Uncle, can you give me a matchstick?
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弟弟 dì di
(noun) younger brother
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她 tā 没有 méi yǒu 弟弟 dì di 。
She doesn't have a younger brother.
他 tā 是 shì 我的 wǒ de 弟弟 dì di 。
He's my younger brother.
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Mantou's Diary: Episode 10 - Younger Brothers - Part 1 of 2
可是 kě shì ， 弟弟 dì di 们 men 不 bù 喜欢 xǐ huan 馒头 mán tóu ！
But... the younger brothers didn't like Mantou!
Mantou's Diary: Episode 10 - Younger Brothers - Part 2 of 2
白天 bái tiān 遇到 yù dào 的 de 那 nà 两个 liǎng gè 人 rén ， 是 shì 我 wǒ 的 de 弟弟 dì di 。
Those two people we met in the day, were my younger brothers.
Why Do You Take Pictures?
弟弟 dì di ， 我 wǒ 帮 bāng 你 nǐ 拍 pāi 一 yī 张 zhāng 好不好 hǎo bù hǎo ？ — 好 hǎo 。
Younger brother, I'll take a picture for you, OK? -OK.
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