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叔 (shū): uncle (father's younger brother)

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HSK 3noun

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Pinyin
Meaning: uncle (father's younger brother)
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 3
Strokes: 8
Radical: 又
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

uncle (father's younger brother)
a form of address for a man of one's father's generation
a respectful term for a man older than oneself but not elderly

Chinese explanation

父亲的弟弟，也就是比父亲年纪小的叔叔
也可以用来称呼跟父亲同辈、年纪比父亲小的男性，表示尊敬和亲近。

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Example sentences

My uncle is a doctor.

He is my father's younger brother, so I call him uncle.

Uncle, could you please help me?

Uncle Wang next door often visits our home.

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