Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 伯伯
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
father's elder brother; term of respect for older man; CL:個|个[ge4]
伯母bómǔwife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother); CL:個|个[ge4]
大伯dà bóhusband's older brother; father's older brother (esp. his oldest brother)
将伯qiāng bóto ask for assistance
老伯lǎo bóuncle (polite form of address for older male)
州伯zhōu bógovernor (of a province); provincial chief (old)