舅
jiù
Pinyin

Definition

舅
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jiù
  1. maternal uncle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (8)

舅舅
jiù jiu
  1. 1 mother's brother
  2. 2 maternal uncle (informal)
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
舅妈
jiù mā
  1. 1 (coll.) aunt
  2. 2 maternal uncle's wife
舅父
jiù fù
  1. 1 mother's brother
  2. 2 maternal uncle
大舅子
dà jiù zi
  1. 1 (coll.) wife's older brother
小舅子
xiǎo jiù zi
  1. 1 (coll.) wife's younger brother

Sample Sentences

中国人讲究面子，有时候就需要有这么个老娘舅，才能解决问题。
Zhōngguórén jiǎngjiu miànzi ，yǒushíhou jiù xūyào yǒu zhème gè lǎoniángjiù ，cái néng jiějué wèntí 。
Chinese people are concerned with face. Sometimes they need an older person to be able to resolve the problem.
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舅舅
jiùjiu
Uncle; mother's brother.
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舅妈是舅舅的老婆。
jiùmā shì jiùjiu de lǎopó 。
"Jiu ma" is your mother's brother's wife.
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