No. 5,929 in Chinese
大叔
"大叔" means "middle-aged man" or "uncle" (polite term for an older man).
In a sentence
我问大叔怎么去火车站。
I asked the older man how to get to the train station.
'大叔' here refers to a middle-aged man as a respectful and colloquial address.
这位大叔总是在公园里晨跑。
This middle-aged man is always jogging in the park in the morning.
'大叔' is used to describe a middle-aged man gently without referencing his name.
大叔,请问您知道这里的公交车时间表吗?
Excuse me, sir, do you know the bus schedule here?
Here, '大叔' is used respectfully to address a middle-aged man when engaging in polite social interaction.
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