How to Say ‘Maternal uncle’ in Simplified Chinese
舅舅
jiù jiù
[jiùjiu]
💬 Usage Tip: 舅舅 is only your mother's brother. Your father's older brother is 伯伯 and his younger brother is 叔叔.
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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