曾祖父母

zēngzǔfùmǔ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 great-grandparents (paternal great-grandfather and great-grandmother)

Examples

Wǒ de zēngzǔfùmǔ dōu huó dàole jiǔshí duō suì.
Both of my great-grandparents lived to over ninety.
Jiāpǔ shàng hái néng chá dào zēngzǔfùmǔ de míngzi.
You can still find the great-grandparents' names in the family genealogy.

Tips

mistakes
Specifically the paternal great-grandparents (your father's grandparents). Maternal great-grandparents are 曾祖父母 (wài zēngzǔfùmǔ). Don't confuse (zēng, great-) with (zēng, to increase) — same pronunciation, different character.
grammar
曾祖父 (zēngzǔfù) = great-grandfather, 曾祖母 (zēngzǔmǔ) = great-grandmother. Combining 父母 at the end is the standard parents-as-pair shortcut, like 祖父母 (zǔfùmǔ, grandparents).

Stroke Order

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