外婆

wài pó · wai po

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. (coll.) mother's mother
  2. maternal grandmother

In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)去(qù)波(bō)士(shì)顿(dùn)陪(péi)外(wài)公(gōng)外(wài)婆(pó)过(guò)圣(shèng)诞(dàn)节(jié)。

Tom went to Boston to spend Christmas with his grandparents.

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02

外(wài)婆(pó)做(zuò)的(de)红(hóng)烧(shāo)肉(ròu)特(tè)别(bié)好(hǎo)吃(chī)。

The braised pork my maternal grandmother makes is especially delicious.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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