How to Say ‘Uncle (mother's brother)’ in Simplified Chinese
舅舅
jiù jiù
[jiùjiu]
💬 Usage Tip: English 'uncle' covers several Chinese words: 舅舅 (jiù jiu) is your mother's brother, while your father's brothers are 叔叔 (shū shu) "father's younger brother" or 伯伯 (bó bo) "father's older brother".
🇨🇳 In China: 叔叔 also doubles as a polite way for children to address any adult man, so kids will call you that too.
Phrase Breakdown
舅舅
jiù jiù
[jiùjiu]
uncle (mother's brother)
Used only for your mother's brother; Chinese has different words for uncles on the father's side.
我舅舅住在上海。
My uncle lives in Shanghai.
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