祖母 (zǔ mǔ) — paternal grandmother
Definition
Paternal grandmother — father's side, the formal/literary counterpart to 奶奶. Pair with 祖父 (paternal grandfather); maternal side is 外婆/外公.
noun
paternal grandmother
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 祖母,。Wǒ zǔ mǔ jīn nián qī shí wǔ suì le, shēn tǐ hěn hǎo.My grandmother is 75 this year and in good health.
- 祖母。zǔ mǔ Cháng cháng gěi wǒ men jiǎng tā nián qīng shí hou de gù shi.Grandmother often tells us stories from when she was young.
- 祖母。Xiǎo shí hou wǒ měi nián shǔ jià dōu qù zǔ mǔ jiā.When I was little, I went to my grandmother's house every summer vacation.
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