祖父

zǔ fù · zu fu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. father's father
  2. paternal grandfather

In a sentence

2 examples
01

当(dāng)我(wǒ)是(shì)个(gè)小(xiǎo)男(nán)孩(hái)的(de)时(shí)候(hou),我(wǒ)的(de)祖(zǔ)父(fù)就(jiù)过(guò)世(shì)了(le)。

My grandfather died when I was a boy.

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

02

每(měi)年(nián)春(chūn)节(jié),祖(zǔ)父(fù)都(dōu)会(huì)给(gěi)我(wǒ)们(men)讲(jiǎng)他(tā)年(nián)轻(qīng)时(shí)的(de)故(gù)事(shì)。

Every Spring Festival, my grandfather tells us stories from his youth.

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