祖
父

Father's father in Chinese: 祖父 (zǔ fù)

zǔ fù

father's father

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Definitions

  1. 1father's father
  2. 2paternal grandfather

Stroke order

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祖
父

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄨˇ

zǔ

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄈㄨˋ

fù

ㄈ/ fㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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

  • 我的祖父今年八十岁了。

    wǒ de zǔ fù jīn nián bā shí suì le。

    My grandfather is eighty years old this year.

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Related words

父亲

fù qīn

father

祖国

zǔ guó

motherland

祖先

zǔ xiān

ancestors

父母

fù mǔ

father and mother

父女

fù nǚ

father and daughter

父子

fù zǐ

father and son

师父

shī fu

used for 师傅 (in Taiwan)

祖母

zǔ mǔ

father's mother

伯父

bó fù

father's elder brother

继父

jì fù

stepfather

岳父

yuè fù

wife's father, father-in-law

祖传

zǔ chuán

passed on from ancestors

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