# 大爷 (dàye)

In Mandarin Chinese, 大爷 (dàye) means “uncle; polite term for older man”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: uncle; polite term for older man
- Pinyin: dàye (da4 ye5)
- Traditional: 大爺
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- Other readings: dàyé — arrogant idler; self-centered show-off

## Examples

- 大爷，去火车站怎么走？
  Dàye, qù huǒchēzhàn zěnme zǒu?
  Uncle, how do I get to the train station?

## Characters

- [大](https://hanziro.com/word/da-big/) (dà): big; large
- 爷 (yé): grandpa; old gentleman

https://hanziro.com/word/da-ye-uncle/

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