伯伯 meaning in English

bóbo

father's elder brother; uncle

HSK 7-9noun14 strokes

Meaning of 伯伯

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bóbo
  1. father's elder brother
  2. uncle

伯伯 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

昨zuó日rì我wǒ伯bó伯bo买mǎi了le只zhǐ狗gǒu。
Yesterday my uncle bought a dog.
你nǐ昨zuó天tiān看kàn到dào的de那nà个ge男nán人rén是shì我wǒ伯bó伯bo。
The man you saw yesterday was my uncle.
你nǐ在zài那nà边biān见jiàn到dào的de男nán人rén是shì我wǒ伯bó伯bo。
The man you see over there is my uncle.
他tā在zài用yòng伯bó伯bo尔ěr语yǔ阅yuè读dú圣shèng经jīng。
He's reading the Bible in Berber.

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伯 bó · older brother · 7 strokes

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伯 bó · older brother · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 伯伯.

伯母bómǔwife of father's elder brother; aunt
伯父bófùfather's elder brother; term of respect for older man
阿拉伯语ĀlābóyǔArabic (language)
伯爵bójuéearl; count
韦伯Wéibóweber (unit of magnetic flux, Wb)
老伯lǎobóuncle (polite form of address for older male)
世伯shìbóuncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend
大伯dàbóhusband's older brother; father's older brother (esp. his oldest brother)

Questions about 伯伯

What does 伯伯 mean?

伯伯 (bóbo) means "father's elder brother; uncle" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 伯伯?

伯伯 is made of 2 characters: 伯 (7 strokes), 伯 (7 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 伯伯 an HSK word?

Yes. 伯伯 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.