older brother in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 哥哥 with this easy mnemonic:

My older brother (哥) gave me his hand me downs, and now as the older brother (哥) to the youngest one in the family, I have to pass them down to my baby brother.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

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• 大哥
• 芝加哥
• 墨西哥
• 哥哥

The reading of 哥哥 is gē ge.

You can remember how to say 哥哥 with this useful mnemonic:

The clothes were already in horrible condition when my older brother gave (gē) them to me, I feel bad for giving (ge) rags to my younger brother.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like older brother and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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