姥
姥

(coll.) mother's mother in Chinese: 姥姥 (lǎo lao)

lǎo lao

(coll.) mother's mother

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(coll.) mother's mother
  2. 2maternal grandmother

Stroke order

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姥
姥

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄌㄠˇ

lǎo

ㄌ/ lㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

˙ㄌㄠ

lao

˙/ neutral toneㄌ/ lㄠ/ ao

Example sentences

See 姥姥 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我姥姥只喝了点儿汤。

    wǒ lǎo lao zhī hē le diǎn ér tāng。

    My grandma just drank a bit of soup.

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魅力

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charm

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