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舅舅

maternal uncle

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

jiu4jiu5 • jiùjiu

Meaning

Primary

maternal uncle

Alternatives

uncle, mother's brother

Mnemonic

To remember 舅舅 maternal uncle picture two 舅 maternal uncles (even if they don't actually exist) before you. One 舅 maternal uncle is loud and obnoxious and the second 舅 maternal uncle is a bit [5] quiet.

Usage

我 的 舅舅 住 在 鄉下。

My maternal uncle lives in the countryside.

舅舅 給 我 講 了 一個 故事。

Maternal uncle told me a story.

我 和 舅舅 一起 去 釣魚。

I went fishing with my maternal uncle.

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