曾祖父

zēngzǔfù

noun #12,320

Measure Word

一位曾祖父 wèi

Meanings

1 paternal great-grandfather
2 father's father's father

Characters

great- (generation prefix)

ancestor; grandfather

Examples

我的曾祖父活到了九十多岁。

Wǒ de zēngzǔfù huó dào le jiǔshí duō suì.

My great-grandfather lived to over ninety years old.

曾祖父年轻的时候是个农民。

Zēngzǔfù niánqīng de shíhou shì gè nóngmín.

My great-grandfather was a farmer when he was young.

Tips

usage

Chinese kinship terms are very specific: 祖父 (grandfather) → 曾祖父 (great-grandfather) → 高祖父 (great-great-grandfather). 曾 here is read zēng (1st tone), not céng.

Stroke Order

曾 céng

祖 zǔ

父 fù