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祖母

zǔ mǔ · zu mu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. father's mother
  2. paternal grandmother
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The word for grandma

  1. Leon

    请问(qǐngwèn)，“祖母(zǔmǔ)”是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    Excuse me, what does zǔmǔ mean?

  2. Dengdeng

    祖母(zǔmǔ)就是(jiùshì)爸爸(bàba)的(de)妈妈(māma)。

    祖母 is your father's mother.

  3. Leon

    那(nà)我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)叫(jiào)她(tā)“祖母(zǔmǔ)”吗(ma)？

    Can I call her 祖母?

  4. Liangliang

    平时(píngshí)说话(shuōhuà)，我们(wǒmen)叫(jiào)“奶奶(nǎinai)”，写(xiě)文章(wénzhāng)才(cái)用(yòng)“祖母(zǔmǔ)”。

    In daily talk we say nǎinai. We use 祖母 only when writing.

  5. Leon

    那(nà)我(wǒ)写信(xiěxìn)给(gěi)祖母(zǔmǔ)，也(yě)说(shuō)“奶奶好(nǎinaihǎo)”吗(ma)？

    Then if I write a letter to my 祖母, do I say nǎinai hǎo?

  6. Liangliang

    信里(xìnlǐ)写(xiě)“祖母(zǔmǔ)”，见面(jiànmiàn)叫(jiào)“奶奶(nǎinai)”！

    Write 祖母 in the letter, and say nǎinai when you meet her.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)祖(zǔ)母(mǔ)做(zuò)了(le)一(yí)套(tào)新(xīn)衣(yī)服(fu)给(gěi)我(wǒ)。

My grandmother made me a new dress.

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

02

我(wǒ)对(duì)祖(zǔ)母(mǔ)的(de)记(jì)忆(yì)很(hěn)模(mó)糊(hu)。

I have a dim memory of my grandmother.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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