老爷爷

老爺爺

lǎoyéye

noun #17,723

Measure Word

一位老爷爷 wèi

Meanings

1 great-grandfather (paternal)
2 old grandpa (respectful form of address for an elderly man)

Characters

grandfather; sir

老 (old) + 爷爷 (grandpa) = great-grandpa / very old grandpa

Examples

老爷爷今年九十岁了。

Lǎoyéye jīnnián jiǔshí suì le.

Great-grandpa is ninety years old this year.

公园里有个老爷爷在打太极。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu ge lǎoyéye zài dǎ tàijí.

There's an old grandpa doing tai chi in the park.

Tips

usage

Has two uses: (1) literally 'father's father's father' = paternal great-grandfather; (2) a respectful/affectionate way for children to address any elderly man, like 'dear old grandpa.'

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

爷 yé