Chinese word dictionary

伯父

bófù · father's elder brother; term of respect for older man; CL:個|个[ge4]

Word information

Simplified伯父
Traditional伯父
Pinyinbófù
Part of speech
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 伯父

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.

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