姥 (lǎo) — maternal grandmother (colloquial, often in 姥姥)

Definition

Bound form for 'maternal grandmother,' almost always used twice as 姥姥 (lǎolao). The familiar everyday form in northern Chinese; 奶奶 is paternal grandmother.

bound form

maternal grandmother (colloquial, often in 姥姥)

Examples

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Wǒ lǎo lǎo duì wǒ tè bié hǎo.
My maternal grandmother is especially good to me.
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lǎo lǎo Zuò de cài zuì hǎo chī le.
Grandma's cooking is the most delicious.
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Zhōu mò wǒ qù kàn lǎo lǎo.
I'm going to visit Grandma this weekend.

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