奶奶

nǎinai

noun HSK 1 #1,459

Meanings

1 grandmother (paternal)
2 grandma

Characters

milk; breast (here: paternal grandmother)

(reduplication for familiarity)

Examples

奶奶做的菜很好吃。

Nǎinai zuò de cài hěn hǎochī.

Grandma's cooking is delicious.

我去看奶奶。

Wǒ qù kàn nǎinai.

I'm going to visit grandma.

Tips

culture

Chinese has different words for each grandparent: 爷爷 (paternal grandpa), 奶奶 (paternal grandma), 外公/姥爷 (maternal grandpa), 外婆/姥姥 (maternal grandma).

Stroke Order

奶 nǎi