祖
母

Father's mother in Chinese: 祖母 (zǔ mǔ)

zǔ mǔ

father's mother

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Definitions

  1. 1father's mother
  2. 2paternal grandmother

Stroke order

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祖
母

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄨˇ

zǔ

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄇㄨˇ

mǔ

ㄇ/ mㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 我的祖母做的菜很好吃。

    wǒ de zǔ mǔ zuò de cài hěn hǎo chī。

    The food my grandmother cooks is delicious.

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Related words

母

mǔ

mother

母亲

mǔ qīn

mother

祖国

zǔ guó

motherland

祖先

zǔ xiān

ancestors

父母

fù mǔ

father and mother

字母

zì mǔ

letter (of the alphabet)

母鸡

mǔ jī

hen

母女

mǔ nǚ

mother and daughter

母子

mǔ zǐ

mother and child

祖父

zǔ fù

father's father

伯母

bó mǔ

wife of father's elder brother

继母

jì mǔ

stepmother

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