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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

哥 [gē]
  1. 1. noun [哥哥] elder brother
  2. 2. noun [亲热称呼] brother

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

哥 [gē]
  1. 1. noun (elder) brother
    大哥
    eldest brother
    二哥是工人。
  2. 2. noun a friendly term of address for male older acquaintances
    李二哥
    Brother Li'er
    张三哥可是个好人。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

哥 [gē]
  1. 1. 名 同父母(或只同父、只同母)并且年龄比自己大的男子
    大哥
  2. 2. 名 同辈亲戚中年龄比自己大的男子
    表哥
    堂哥
  3. 3. 名 对年龄跟自己差不多的男子的敬称
    老大哥
    王二哥
  4. 4. 名 儿化指哥哥和弟弟
    他们哥儿俩是双胞胎
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Examples

他哥的安葬仪式很隆重。 → 安葬
你是他哥，为什么就不能让他几分？ → 几分
他们哥几个都是靠打把式卖艺为生。
The brothers all live by practicing martial arts. → 打把式
昨晚, 一位的哥被两名男子劫杀了。
Last night, a taxi driver was robbed and killed by two men. → 劫杀
上海的国际礼拜堂是一座近代哥特式的砖木结构的建筑。
The Shanghai International Church is a modern Gothic building made of wood and bricks. → 礼拜堂

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