爷爷爺爺 yéye — grandfather (father’s father)
yéye (second tone, rising)ye2ye5
Traditional: 爺爺
grandfather (father’s father)
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 位Measure word 个
Meanings
grandfather (father’s father)
Your father’s father, the counterpart of 奶奶. The mother’s father is 外公 or 姥爷 — Chinese never merges the two sides.
noun
Example sentences
- 爷爷每天早上都去公园锻炼。爺爺每天早上都去公園鍛煉。Yéye (second tone, rising) měi (third tone, dipping) tiān (first tone, high and level) zǎoshang (third tone, dipping) dōu (first tone, high and level) qù (fourth tone, falling) gōngyuán (first tone, high and level) duànliàn. (fourth tone, falling)···
Grandpa goes to the park to exercise every morning.
- 爷爷给我讲了很多以前的事情。爺爺給我講了很多以前的事情。Yéye (second tone, rising) gěi (third tone, dipping) wǒ (third tone, dipping) jiǎngle (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level) yǐqián (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) shìqing. (fourth tone, falling)···
Grandpa told me a lot about the old days.