外公

wài gōng · wai gong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. (coll.) mother's father
  2. maternal grandfather

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)出(chū)生(shēng)不(bù)久(jiǔ)之(zhī)后(hòu)我(wǒ)的(de)外(wài)公(gōng)就(jiù)去(qù)世(shì)了(le)。

My grandfather died shortly after my birth.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

每(měi)年(nián)春(chūn)节(jié),我(wǒ)都(dōu)会(huì)去(qù)乡(xiāng)下(xià)看(kàn)望(wàng)外(wài)公(gōng)。

Every Spring Festival, I go to the countryside to visit my maternal grandfather.

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