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外公

wài gōng · wai gong

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. (coll.) mother's father
  2. maternal grandfather
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Grandpa's first video call

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)外公(wàigōng)第一次(dìyīcì)用(yòng)视频通话(shìpíntōnghuà)。

    My grandpa is using a video call for the first time.

  2. Liangliang

    他(tā)会(huì)用(yòng)吗(ma)？

    Can he use it?

  3. Dengdeng

    他(tā)把(bǎ)手机(shǒujī)拿反了(náfǎnle)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)看到(kàndào)他(tā)的(de)鼻子(bízi)。

    He held the phone upside down and I only saw his nose.

  4. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，你(nǐ)外公(wàigōng)说(shuō)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    Haha, what did your grandpa say?

  5. Dengdeng

    他(tā)问(wèn)：你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)变成(biànchéng)鼻子(bízi)了(le)？

    He asked: why did you turn into a nose?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)出(chū)生(shēng)不(bù)久(jiǔ)之(zhī)后(hòu)我(wǒ)的(de)外(wài)公(gōng)就(jiù)去(qù)世(shì)了(le)。

My grandfather died shortly after my birth.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

每(měi)年(nián)春(chūn)节(jié)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)会(huì)去(qù)乡(xiāng)下(xià)看(kàn)望(wàng)外(wài)公(gōng)。

Every Spring Festival, I go to the countryside to visit my maternal grandfather.

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