Older brother in Chinese (Mandarin): 哥哥 (gēge)
哥哥
gēge
older brother
- Simplified
- 哥哥
- Traditional
- 哥哥
- Pinyin
- gēge
- Typed as
- gege
Use it in a sentence
哥哥在踢球。
My older brother is kicking a ball.
The characters in 哥哥
哥
Older brother.
10 strokes
Say the second 哥 short and light: gē-ge. Chinese has different words for older and younger: 弟弟 (dìdi) is a younger brother.
More examples with 哥哥
我的哥哥很高。
Wǒ de gēge hěn gāo.
My older brother is tall.
哥哥教我骑车。
哥哥教我騎車。
Gēge jiāo wǒ qí chē.
My older brother teaches me to ride a bike.
How to write 哥哥 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
哥 10 strokes
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