great-grandson
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
great-grandson; son of one's grandson
A kinship term referring to the fourth generation down in a family line.
Wǒ我
de的
zēng曾
sūn孙
jīn今
nián年
sān三
suì岁
le了
。
My great-grandson is three years old this year.
Lǎo老
tài太
tai太
bào抱
zhe着
zēng曾
sūn孙
，
xiào笑
de得
hé合
bù不
lǒng拢
zuǐ嘴
。
The old lady held her great-grandson and grinned from ear to ear.
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Tā他
men们
jiā家
sì四
shì世
tóng同
táng堂
，
cóng从
zēng曾
zǔ祖
fù父
dào到
zēng曾
sūn孙
dōu都
zhù住
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
。
Their family has four generations under one roof, living together from great-grandfather to great-grandson.
noun
fourth-generation descendant
formalUsed in formal genealogical contexts.
Tā他
shì是
jiā家
zú族
zēng曾
sūn孙
bèi辈
zhōng中
wéi唯
yī一
cóng从
zhèng政
de的
rén人
。
He is the only one in the fourth generation of the family to enter politics.