father's younger brother; paternal uncle · form of address used by children for a male one generation older

shū shu

sh+ū·1st tonesh+u·neutral tone

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An uncle of mine gave me some useful advice.

我的一个叔叔给我了一些有用的建议。

My parents have gone to the airport to see my uncle off.

我父母去机场送我叔叔了。

My uncle lives near the school.

我叔叔住在学校附近。

Did your uncle let you drive his car?

你叔叔让你开他的车了吗？

The man reading a paper over there is my uncle.

在那儿看报纸的男人是我叔叔。

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