爷爷

yé ye · ye ye

Traditional 爺爺

Meaning

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  1. (coll.) father's father
  2. paternal grandfather
  3. CL:個 / 个 (gè)

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)出(chū)生(shēng)不(bù)久(jiǔ)之(zhī)后(hòu)我(wǒ)的(de)爷(yé)爷(ye)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

那(nà)个(ge)故(gù)事(shi)是(shì)我(wǒ)爷(yé)爷(ye)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)的(de)。

It was my grandfather that told me that story.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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