堂兄

táng xiōng

Meaning

older male patrilineal cousin

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堂tánghall, large room; government office; cousins尚土兄xiōngelder brother口儿

Examples

我有三个堂兄。

wǒ yǒu sān gè táng xiōng。

I have three cousins.

你堂兄叫什么名字？

nǐ táng xiōng jiào shén me míng zi？

What's your cousin's name?

我不知道汤姆是你的堂兄。

wǒ bù zhī dào Tāng mǔ shì nǐ de táng xiōng。

I didn't know Tom was your cousin.