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  • 1

    n.grandfather

    • wǒ yé ye suì shu tài dà le zǒu bù dòng le

      爷爷岁数

      My grandfather is too old to walk.

    • tā yé ye zài yí zhǔ zhōng gěi tā liú xia le yī bǐ qián

      爷爷遗嘱留下

      Her grandfather remembered her in his will.

    • tā zài kàn tā yé ye de zhào piàn

      爷爷照片

      He's looking at a picture of grandfather.

  • 2

    n.grandpa (respectful form of address for a man whose seniority or age is similar to one's grandfather)

    • hù shi men chū lái gēn yé ye dào bié

      护士出来爷爷道别

      The nurses came out to wave Grandad goodbye.

    • yé ye téng ài sūn zi

      爷爷疼爱孙子

      Grandpa dotes on his grandson.

    • wǒ rèn shi wǒ tóng xué de yé ye

      认识同学爷爷

      I knew my classmate's grandfather.

Word usage

  • "爷爷" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位".
    • 爷爷

      one grandpa

    • 爷爷

      one grandpa

Chinese words with pinyin ye ye