叔叔shū shufather's younger brother; paternal uncle

1. 1.

   father's younger brother; paternal unclenoun

2. 2.

   form of address used by children for a male one generation oldernoun

• 叔father's younger brother
• 叔father's younger brother

叔叔 can follow 我 or 你 without 的 for family, and children use it alone as a polite greeting to a man.

1. HSK 1

   我叔叔是医生。

   Wǒ shūshu shì yīshēng.

   My uncle is a doctor.

2. HSK 1

   叔叔好！

   Shūshu hǎo!

   Hello, sir!

3. HSK 1

   叔叔，我找我妈妈。

   Shūshu, wǒ zhǎo wǒ māma.

   Sir, I am looking for my mom.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   小朋友，你找谁？

   Xiǎopéngyǒu, nǐ zhǎo shéi?

   Little one, who are you looking for?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   叔叔，我找我妈妈。

   Shūshu, wǒ zhǎo wǒ māma.

   Sir, I am looking for my mom.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   你妈妈在哪儿工作？

   Nǐ māma zài nǎr gōngzuò?

   Where does your mom work?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   她在二楼工作。

   Tā zài èr lóu gōngzuò.

   She works on the second floor.

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Related words

• 父亲fù qīnfatherHSK 4
• 爸爸bà bafather; dadHSK 1
• 家庭jiā tíngfamily; householdHSK 4
• 世界shì jièworldHSK 3
• 中zhōngwithin; among; inHSK 3
• 中间zhōng jiānthe middle; the insideHSK 3

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