Learn Hardcore Chinese: gēge

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Usages of gēge

我Wǒ　哥哥gēge　已经yǐjīng　工作gōngzuò　了le，　妹妹mèimei　还hái　在zài　学校xuéxiào　学习xuéxí。Wǒ gēge yǐjīng gōngzuò le, mèimei hái zài xuéxiào xuéxí.

My older brother is already working; my younger sister is still studying at school.

周末zhōumò　我wǒ　常常chángcháng　给gěi　哥哥gēge　和hé　妹妹mèimei　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。zhōumò wǒ chángcháng gěi gēge hé mèimei dǎ diànhuà.

On weekends I often call my older brother and younger sister.

她tā　哥哥gēge　在zài　客厅kètīng　里lǐ　玩wán　游戏机yóuxìjī，　玩wán　得de　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。tā gēge zài kètīng lǐ wán yóuxìjī, wán de hěn gāoxìng.

Her older brother is playing on a game console in the living room and is very happy.

为了wèile　不bù　让ràng　游戏机yóuxìjī　影响yǐngxiǎng　成绩chéngjì，　哥哥gēge　决定juédìng　每天měitiān　只zhǐ　玩wán　半bàn　个gè　小时xiǎoshí。wèile bù ràng yóuxìjī yǐngxiǎng chéngjì, gēge juédìng měitiān zhǐ wán bàn gè xiǎoshí.

So that the game console doesn’t affect his grades, her brother decided to play only half an hour a day.

我wǒ　哥哥gēge　很hěn　高gāo。wǒ gēge hěn gāo.

My older brother is very tall.

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