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伯父

bó fù

2-character word Measure word 个

What 伯父 means

1. father's elder brother
2. term of respect for older man

The characters in 伯父

• 伯bófather's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle
• 父fù(bound form) father; (bound form) male relative of father's generation…

Example sentences

• 我住在我的伯父家
  Wǒ zhù zài wǒ de bófù jiā
  I am boarding with my uncle.
• 他的伯父很喜欢打猎。
  Tā de bófù hěn xǐhuan dǎliè.
  His uncle likes hunting.

Sounds the same

Read bó fù, tone for tone, but written differently.

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