姥
爷

Maternal grandfather (dialectal) in Chinese: 姥爷 (lǎo ye)

lǎo ye

maternal grandfather (dialectal)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 姥爺1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1maternal grandfather (dialectal)

Stroke order

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姥
爷

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄌㄠˇ

lǎo

ㄌ/ lㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

˙ㄧㄝ

ye

˙/ neutral toneㄧ/ iㄝ/ ê

Simplified & traditional

姥爷

Simplified

姥爺

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 我姥爷最喜欢在院子里种花。

    wǒ lǎo ye zuì xǐ huan zài yuàn zi lǐ zhǒng huā。

    My grandpa loves growing flowers in the yard.

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Related words

爷爷

yé ye

(coll.) father's father

姥姥

lǎo lao

(coll.) mother's mother

大爷

dà yé

arrogant idler

潦草

liáo cǎo

slipshod

涝

lào

flooded

乐器

yuè qì

musical instrument

乐意

lè yì

to be willing to do sth

乐园

lè yuán

paradise

了结

liǎo jié

to settle

了却

liǎo què

to resolve

勒

lè

to rein in

雷同

léi tóng

mirroring others

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