曾祖母

zēngzǔmǔ

noun #21,891

Measure Word

一位曾祖母 wèi

Meanings

1 great-grandmother (paternal)
2 father's father's mother

Characters

great- (generational prefix); once; formerly

ancestor; grandparent

Examples

HSK 2

她的曾祖母今年已经一百岁了。

Tā de zēngzǔmǔ jīnnián yǐjīng yìbǎi suì le.

Her great-grandmother turned one hundred this year.

HSK 7-9

曾祖母年轻时是个很有名的裁缝。

Zēngzǔmǔ niánqīng shí shì gè hěn yǒumíng de cáiféng.

Great-grandmother was a very well-known tailor in her youth.

Tips

memory

Chinese kinship terms are systematic: 祖母 (grandmother) → 曾祖母 (great-grandmother) → 高祖母 (great-great-grandmother). 曾 marks one generation above 祖 (grandparent generation).

Stroke Order

曾 céng

祖 zǔ

母 mǔ