paternal great-grandmother
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother
Refers specifically to the mother of one's paternal grandfather (father's father). For the mother of one's maternal grandfather, use 外曾祖母 (wài zēng zǔ mǔ).
Wǒ我
de的
zēng曾
zǔ祖
mǔ母
yǐ已
jīng经
yī一
bǎi百
suì岁
le了
。
My paternal great-grandmother is already one hundred years old.
Měi每
nián年
chūn春
jié节
，
wǒ我
men们
dōu都
qù去
xiāng乡
xià下
kàn看
wàng望
zēng曾
zǔ祖
mǔ母
。
Every Spring Festival, we go to the countryside to visit our great-grandmother.
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Zēng曾
zǔ祖
mǔ母
gěi给
hái孩
zi子
men们
jiǎng讲
le了
xǔ许
duō多
guò过
qù去
de的
gù故
shi事
。
Great-grandmother told the children many stories about the past.