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How to say "uncle" in Chinese

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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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大爷 dà ye
(noun) uncle; father's elder brother; term of respectful address for an elder man
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王 wáng 大爷 dà ye 就 jiù 住在 zhù zài 我们 wǒ men 家 jiā 的 de 隔壁 gé bì 。
Mr. Wang lives next door to our family.
这 zhè 位 wèi 慈祥 cí xiáng 的 de 老 lǎo 大爷 dà ye 就是 jiù shì 我们 wǒ men 社区 shè qū 的 de 管理员 guǎn lǐ yuán 。
That kindly old man is our community's manager.
昨天 zuó tiān ， 我 wǒ 在 zài 路上 lù shàng 看到 kàn dào 一 yī 位 wèi 奇怪 qí guài 的 de 大爷 dà ye 在 zài 溜达 liū dá 。
Yesterday, I saw a strange older man strolling on the road.
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Your Father's Elder Brother Is Called What Again?
你 nǐ 叫 jiào 二 èr 舅 jiù ， 大伟 dà wěi 叫 jiào 二 èr 大爷 dà ye 。
You call him Erjiu, but David calls him Daye.
Your Father's Elder Brother Is Called What Again?
爸爸 bà ba 的 de 哥哥 gē ge 呢 ne ， 叫 jiào 大爷 dà ye 。
And dad's older brother, he's called Daye.
One Half a Duck
哦 ó ， 你 nǐ 就 jiù 是 shì 李 lǐ 大爷 dà ye 说 shuō 的 de 那个 nà ge 大 dà 客户 kè hù ？
Oh, are you the important customer that Uncle Li spoke of?
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大叔 dà shū
(noun) uncle; a respectful way to address an older man which is younger than one's father
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这 zhè 位 wèi 大叔 dà shū 很 hěn 爱 ài 运动 yùn dòng 。
This uncle really likes working out.
我 wǒ 有事 yǒu shì 要 yào 找 zhǎo 保安 bǎo ān 大叔 dà shū 。
I have to speak to the security uncle.
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Half of Honey
大 dà 大 dà 大叔 dà shū ， 我 wǒ 想 xiǎng 问 wèn 一下 yí xià ， 这个 zhè ge 地方 dì fāng 怎么 zěn me 走 zǒu ？
Big, big, uncle, I'd like to ask, how do I get to this place.
A Middle-Age Marathon
大叔 dà shū 的 de 马拉松 mǎ lā sōng 梦 mèng 。
An uncle's marathon dream.
To My Best Friend - Part 2
然后 rán hòu 被 bèi 大叔 dà shū 大妈 dà mā 们 men 鄙视 bǐ shì ， 一直到 yī zhí dào 今天 jīn tiān 下午 xià wǔ 。
and was looked down on by the older men and women there, all the way until the afternoon.
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伯伯 bó bo
(noun) uncle (father's elder brother); term of endearment for older man
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他 tā 有 yǒu 两个 liǎng gè 伯伯 bó bo 。
He has two uncles (father’s elder brother).
我的 wǒ de 大 dà 伯伯 bó bo 从小 cóng xiǎo 就 jiù 十分 shí fēn 疼爱 téng ài 我 wǒ 。
My uncle (father's elder brother) has utterly spoiled me since I was young.
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Grocery Shopping with Little Kangaroo
大象 dà xiàng 伯伯 bó bo 好 hǎo ， 我 wǒ 妈妈 mā ma 今天 jīn tiān 有 yǒu 事儿 shìr ， 不能 bù néng 来 lái 了 le 。
Hello, Uncle Elephant. My mother has to do something today and can't come.
Hearts in the City - Part 1 of 4
李 lǐ 伯伯 bó bo 。
Uncle Li!
Hearts in the City - Part 1 of 4
李 lǐ 伯伯 bó bo ， 你 nǐ 怎么 zěn me 那么 nà me 厉害 lì hai ？
Uncle Li, why are you so awesome?
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阿伯 ā bó
(noun) uncle; father's elder brother; an old man
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乡下 xiāng xià 的 de 阿伯 ā bó 们 men 都 dōu 赶来 gǎn lái 参加 cān jiā 我的 wǒ de 婚礼 hūn lǐ 。
My uncles from the countryside have all hurried to come to my wedding.
路上 lù shàng 有 yǒu 一 yī 位 wèi 头发 tóu fa 花 huā 白 bái 的 de 阿伯 ā bó 昏倒 hūn dǎo 了 le 。
A white-haired old man fainted on the road.
他 tā 是 shì 我 wǒ 爸爸 bà ba 的 de 哥哥 gē ge ， 我 wǒ 从小 cóng xiǎo 都 dōu 叫 jiào 他 tā 阿伯 ā bó 。
He's my father's elder brother. I've called him uncle ever since I was little.
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Grandpa's Harmonica - Part 2
就是 jiù shì 你 nǐ 一 yī 进 jìn 一 yī 个 gè 土楼 tǔ lóu 突然 tū rán 看见 kàn jiàn 一 yī 个 gè 大爷 dà ye 正好 zhèng hǎo 是 shì 你的 nǐ de 阿伯 ā bó ！
That is, you enter a tulou and suddenly see an old man who just so happens to be your uncle!
Grandpa's Harmonica - Part 2
哎 ai ， 你 nǐ 看 kàn 那个 nà ge 像 xiàng 不 bú 像 xiàng 你 nǐ 阿伯 ā bó 啊 a ？
Hey, look at that, does he look like your uncle?
Grandpa's Harmonica - Part 3
这个 zhè ge 是 shì 我 wǒ 阿公 ā gōng 临终 lín zhōng 前 qián 带给 dài gěi 我 wǒ 阿伯 ā bó 的 de 生日 shēng rì 礼物 lǐ wù
This is the birthday present my grandpa gave to my uncle before he passed away.
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