How to Say ‘Quick, say hello to Uncle.’ in Simplified Chinese
快叫叔叔。
kuài jiào shū shū
[kuài jiào shūshu]
🇨🇳 In China: Parents often prompt children to greet adults by calling out their family title. 叔叔 (shū shu) works for any man of roughly the parents' generation, even if he isn't related. Hearing your title from a child is the greeting itself.
Phrase Breakdown
快
kuài
[kuài]
quickly; hurry
Used before a verb to urge someone to do something right away.
快吃饭吧。
Hurry and eat.
叫
jiào
[jiào]
to call (someone)
To call out to someone to get their attention.
到你了我叫你。
I'll call you when it's your turn.
叔叔
shū shū
[shūshu]
uncle
Polite term for a man of one's parents' generation.
叔叔好！
Hello, uncle!
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