daughter's son; grandson (colloquial)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
daughter's son; grandson (on the daughter's side)
informalColloquial and affectionate form of 外孙, commonly used in spoken Chinese. The suffix 子 adds a casual, endearing tone.
Wǒ我
wài外
sūn孙
zi子
jīn今
nián年
wǔ五
suì岁
le了
。
My grandson is five years old this year.
Lǎo老
tài太
tai太
bào抱
zhe着
wài外
sūn孙
zi子
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
sàn散
bù步
。
The old lady took her grandson for a walk in the park.
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Lǎo老
Lǐ李
yǒu有
liǎng两
gè个
wài外
sūn孙
zi子
，
yī一
gè个
wài外
sūn孙
nǚ女
。
Old Li has two grandsons and one granddaughter (all from his daughter).
Zhè这
wài外
sūn孙
zi子
zhǎng长
de得
zhēn真
kě可
ài爱
，
yuán圆
liǎn脸
dà大
yǎn眼
jing睛
。
This grandson looks so cute with his round face and big eyes.