大哥
HSK 4 (2021)
大哥 (dàgē) · eldest brother
大哥 (dàgē) means “eldest brother; big brother (polite address)”. It is written with 2 characters: 大 (big) + 哥 (elder brother). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 大哥 is built
The characters
大 dà · big
What 大 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 人 with outstretched arms (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
哥 gē · elder brother
What 哥 is made of
- 可kě — may
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 可kě — may
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: One person talking 可 over another 可 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我大哥在上海工作。Wǒ dàgē zài Shànghǎi gōngzuò.My eldest brother works in Shanghai.
大哥，请问火车站怎么走？Dàgē, qǐngwèn huǒchēzhàn zěnme zǒu?Excuse me, sir, how do I get to the train station?
Questions about 大哥
What does 大哥 mean?
大哥 (dàgē) means “eldest brother; big brother (polite address)”.
How do you pronounce 大哥?
大哥 is pronounced dàgē.
Which HSK level is 大哥?
大哥 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 大学dàxuéuniversity
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 大大dàdàgreatly
- 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
- 大海dàhǎisea
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 大量dàliànga large amount
- 大门dàménmain gate
Learn 大哥 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.