徒孙

徒孫

túsūn

noun

Meanings

1 grand-disciple
2 one's disciple's disciple

Characters

disciple / follower

Examples

老师傅的徒孙也都独当一面了。

Lǎo shīfu de túsūn yě dōu dú dāng yí miàn le.

The old master's grand-disciples have all made their own mark.

他是我徒弟的学生，算是我的徒孙。

Tā shì wǒ túdì de xuéshēng, suànshì wǒ de túsūn.

He is my disciple's student — a grand-disciple of mine, so to speak.

Tips

memory

徒 'disciple' + 孙 'grandchild' → literally 'disciple-grandchild', i.e. a disciple two generations down. Mirrors family 儿孙 (children and grandchildren).

Stroke Order

徒 tú

孙 sūn