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father's younger brother
eldest of father's younger brothers
husband's younger brother
brother-in-law
son of grandfather's sister
aunt
great uncle
father's brother
father's younger brother
aunt by marriage
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Did your uncle let you drive his car?
Source: Tatoeba #332902 · CC BY 2.0 FRWe are spending the night at my uncle's house.
Source: Tatoeba #926717 · CC BY 2.0 FRI was given this watch by my uncle.
Source: Tatoeba #784945 · CC BY 2.0 FRMy uncle gave his car to me.
Source: Tatoeba #894359 · CC BY 2.0 FRI've never been to my uncle's house.
Source: Tatoeba #5845599 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe man you saw yesterday was my uncle.
Source: Tatoeba #333456 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.