# 伯父 (bófù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 伯父 (bófù) means “paternal uncle; father's elder brother”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: paternal uncle; father's elder brother
- Pinyin: bófù (bo2 fu4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- Measure word: 个

## Examples

- 我的伯父在北京的大学工作。
  Wǒ de bófù zài Běijīng de dàxué gōngzuò.
  My uncle works at a university in Beijing.

## Characters

- 伯 (bó): father's elder brother; senior
- 父 (fù): father; male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父)

https://hanziro.com/word/bo-fu-paternal-uncle/

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