<p>Referring someone as 大哥哥 (big brother) to a kid is not unlike referring a "狗" (dog) as "狗狗" (doggy) to a child. It is a kind of 'baby/ kid talk'</p>

<p>大哥 is a proper term for "big brother". Just like in English, depend on context, 大哥 (big brother) can mean your own elder brother, your lover, a stranger who is older than you or about  the same age as you and so on </p>

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2019-08-27T01:23:01.323Z
In Triad lingo, '大哥' can mean a gang leader too :-)
Anthony Kong
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Tang Ho
<p>大哥 and 大哥哥 can have a lot of different meanings, but in your context  </p>

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  <p>小明，谢谢这位给你让座的大哥哥。</p>
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<p><em>这位</em> ...大哥哥, so 大哥(哥) is a stranger  </p>

<p>The differences between 大哥 and 大哥哥 in this context is the age difference.<br>
大哥哥 here probably looks under 25-ish years old, and seemingly a friendly person.<br>
大哥 if used here would refers to any adults who are older than 小明</p>

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wada
<p>"大哥" normally refers to a family member such as an older bother or older cousin.
"大哥哥" is broadly used when calling any young male but older than you and not a relative.</p>

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noob
<p>I know them both means big bother. Though there are differences somehow.</p>

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  <p>小明，谢谢这位给你让座的大哥哥。</p>
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大哥 means: 1. The eldest brother in one's peers. 2. The boss of a gang. The address of reiterative diction in Chinese, like 哥哥, is often used by kids or juniors, compared to 哥. If the style is used in persons' name, it makes a nickname.
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What's the difference between 大哥 and 大哥哥?
# What's the difference between 大哥 and 大哥哥?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-08-26)

I know them both means big bother. Though there are differences somehow.

> 小明，谢谢这位给你让座的大哥哥。

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 大哥 means: 1. The eldest brother in one's peers. 2. The boss of a gang. The address of reiterative diction in Chinese, like 哥哥, is often used by kids or juniors, compared to 哥. If the style is used in persons' name, it makes a nickname.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-08-26. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Referring someone as 大哥哥 (big brother) to a kid is not unlike referring a "狗" (dog) as "狗狗" (doggy) to a child. It is a kind of 'baby/ kid talk'

大哥 is a proper term for "big brother". Just like in English, depend on context, 大哥 (big brother) can mean your own elder brother, your lover, a stranger who is older than you or about the same age as you and so on

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: In Triad lingo, '大哥' can mean a gang leader too :-)  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2019-09-28. Score: 0

大哥 and 大哥哥 can have a lot of different meanings, but in your context

> 小明，谢谢这位给你让座的大哥哥。

*这位* ...大哥哥, so 大哥(哥) is a stranger

The differences between 大哥 and 大哥哥 in this context is the age difference.  
大哥哥 here probably looks under 25-ish years old, and seemingly a friendly person.  
大哥 if used here would refers to any adults who are older than 小明


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### Answer by username_5 on 2019-08-27. Score: 0

"大哥" normally refers to a family member such as an older bother or older cousin.
"大哥哥" is broadly used when calling any young male but older than you and not a relative.


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