What does 祖母 mean in Chinese?

祖母 (zǔ mǔ) means "father's mother; paternal grandmother" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 6 word.

How do you pronounce 祖母?

祖母 is pronounced "zǔ mǔ" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

What characters make up 祖母?

祖母 is made up of the characters 祖, 母. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

How do you write 祖母?

You can practice writing 祖母 using our stroke order tool.

祖母 (zǔ mǔ), father's mother

祖母

zǔ mǔ

father's mother; paternal grandmother

HSK 6

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祖母

Definitions

father's mother
paternal grandmother

Example Sentences

祖母给我讲了很多故事。

Zǔmǔ gěi wǒ jiǎng le hěn duō gùshi

Grandmother told me many stories

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同母异父(tóng mǔ yì fù)· (of siblings) having the same mother but different fathers

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外婆(wài pó)· (coll.) mother's mother

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外祖母(wài zǔ mǔ)· mother's mother

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祖母

zǔ mǔ

father's mother; paternal grandmother

HSK 6

Characters in This Word

祖母

Definitions

father's mother
paternal grandmother

Example Sentences

祖母给我讲了很多故事。

Zǔmǔ gěi wǒ jiǎng le hěn duō gùshi

Grandmother told me many stories

→

同母异父(tóng mǔ yì fù)· (of siblings) having the same mother but different fathers

→

外婆(wài pó)· (coll.) mother's mother

→

外祖母(wài zǔ mǔ)· mother's mother

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HSK 3.0: Level 6

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祖母

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