Hanzi

伯

father's elder brother/senior/paternal elder uncle/eldest of brothers/respectful form of address/Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 9

Pinyin

bó, bǎi, mò, bà

Bopomofo

ㄅㄛˊ, ㄅㄞˇ, ㄇㄛˋ, ㄅㄚˋ

Jyutping

baa3

Example sentences

伯 bó
古人稱兄弟中最年長的人為伯。
古人称兄弟中最年长的人为伯。

In ancient usage, the oldest among brothers was called the senior brother.

伯伯 bóbo
王伯伯每天早上都在公園打太極拳。
王伯伯每天早上都在公园打太极拳。

Uncle Wang does Tai Chi in the park every morning.

Example Vocabulary

伯

bo2

father's elder brother; eldest brother in an old ranking system; count; respected elder; surname

伯伯

bo2'bo

uncle (father's elder brother); uncle (polite address for an older man)

伯爵

bo2'jue2

大伯

da4'bo2

阿拉伯

亞伯拉罕

伯克利

伯利恆

伯南克

伯恩

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