祖母

zǔ mǔ · zu mu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. father's mother
  2. paternal grandmother

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)祖(zǔ)母(mǔ)做(zuò)了(le)一(yí)套(tào)新(xīn)衣(yī)服(fu)给(gěi)我(wǒ)。

My grandmother made me a new dress.

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

02

我(wǒ)对(duì)祖(zǔ)母(mǔ)的(de)记(jì)忆(yì)很(hěn)模(mó)糊(hu)。

I have a dim memory of my grandmother.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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