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舅 jiù

mother's brother, uncle

Strokes
13
Level
HSK 5
Radical
臼
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 臼男 ⿱臼男

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  1. 我舅舅是医生。
    Wǒ jiùjiu shì yīshēng.
    My uncle (mother's brother) is a doctor.
    my uncle is doctor
  2. 你舅舅住在哪儿？
    Nǐ jiùjiu zhù zài nǎr?
    Where does your uncle live?
    your uncle live at where (question)
  3. 我们去舅舅家吃饭吧。
    Wǒmen qù jiùjiu jiā chīfàn ba.
    Let's go eat at uncle's house.
    we go uncle house eat-meal (suggestion)
  4. 舅舅今天不在家。
    Jiùjiu jīntiān bú zài jiā.
    Uncle isn't home today.
    uncle today not at home
  5. 春节的时候，我们都去舅舅家拜年。
    Chūnjié de shíhou, wǒmen dōu qù jiùjiu jiā bàinián.
    During Spring Festival, we all go to uncle's house to pay New Year visits.
    spring-festival (particle) time, we all go uncle house pay-new-year-call

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