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Older brother in Chinese

older brother · HSK 1

哥哥 gē ge

  1. 哥 gē older brother

Counted with 个: 一个哥哥 yí gè gēge

我哥哥比我大三岁。 My older brother is three years older than me.

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How do you say older brother in Chinese?

Older brother in Chinese is 哥哥 (gē ge).

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