paternal grandmother
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
paternal grandmother; father's mother
Formal and respectful term for one's father's mother. Distinct from 外祖母 (maternal grandmother).
Wǒ我
de的
zǔ祖
mǔ母
jīn今
nián年
bā八
shí十
suì岁
le了
。
My paternal grandmother is eighty years old this year.
Zǔ祖
mǔ母
zǒng总
shì是
gěi给
wǒ我
jiǎng讲
tā她
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
de的
gù故
shi事
。
Grandmother always tells me stories about when she was young.
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Wǒ我
zhōu周
mò末
yào要
qù去
xiāng乡
xià下
tàn探
wàng望
zǔ祖
mǔ母
。
I'm going to visit my grandmother in the countryside this weekend.
Zǔ祖
mǔ母
zuò做
de的
hóng红
shāo烧
ròu肉
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
chī吃
。
The braised pork that grandmother makes is especially delicious.
Tā他
zhǎng长
de得
fēi非
cháng常
xiàng像
tā他
de的
zǔ祖
mǔ母
。
He looks very much like his grandmother.