叔叔

shū shu

CL 个 gè

HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. father's younger brother
2. uncle
3. Taiwan pr. [shú shu]
4. father's younger brother; familiar address for an adult man

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 伯父 bó fù 伯父 bó fù father's elder brother 父亲之兄: father's elder brother
• 舅舅 jiù jiu 舅舅 jiù jiu mother's brother 母亲之兄弟: mother's brother
• 姨丈 yí zhàng 姨丈 yí zhàng mother's sister's husband 姨母之丈夫: mother's sister's husband
• 叔公 shū gōng 叔公 shū gōng great uncle 祖父之弟: great uncle

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Used only for father's younger brother, not older. For father's older brother, use 伯父.

Example Sentences

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我的 叔叔 很幽默。

My uncle is very humorous.

我 叔叔 開旅館。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1270581)

我 叔叔 讓我擔任翻譯。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 801959)

讓你 叔叔 想一想。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 770213)

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Words Containing 叔叔

• 怪叔叔 怪叔叔 guài shū shu: queer uncle, referring to a young to middle-aged male pedophile (Internet slang)
• 麦当劳叔叔 麦当劳叔叔 mài dāng láo shū shu: Ronald McDonald

Child Words of 叔叔

• 叔 叔 shū: uncle