哥儿

哥兒
gēr
noun #45,966

Meanings

  1. 1 brothers
  2. 2 the guys; buddies
  3. 3 young master of a wealthy family

Examples

HSK 4
Zánmen gēr jǐ ge hǎojiǔ méi jù le, zhōumò yìqǐ chī dùn fàn ba.
It's been ages since we guys got together. Let's have a meal this weekend.
HSK 6
Tāmen gēr liǎ zhǎngde yìmú-yíyàng.
The two brothers look exactly alike.

Tips

usage
哥儿 is the erhua form of 哥 used for brothers as a group, counted with 俩 or 几个: 哥儿俩 'the two brothers', 哥儿几个 'you brothers' or, among friends, 'us guys'. 哥儿们 means 'buddies'. The 'rich man's son' sense now lives on mainly in 公子哥儿 'spoiled rich kid'.

Stroke Order

哥 gē
儿 ér