爷爷

爺爺

yéye

noun HSK 1 #1,662

Meanings

1 grandpa (paternal grandfather)

Characters

grandfather; sir

(reduplication for familial address)

Examples

爷爷今年八十岁了。

Yéye jīnnián bāshí suì le.

Grandpa is eighty years old this year.

我很想我的爷爷。

Wǒ hěn xiǎng wǒ de yéye.

I miss my grandpa a lot.

Tips

culture

Chinese distinguishes between paternal and maternal grandparents: 爷爷 (yéye, paternal grandpa), 奶奶 (nǎinai, paternal grandma), 外公 (wàigōng, maternal grandpa), 外婆 (wàipó, maternal grandma).

Stroke Order

爷 yé