zǔ sūn
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  • n.grandparent and grandchild

    • zǔ sūn liǎ guò zhe qī cǎn de shēng huó

      祖孙凄惨生活

      The grandfather and his grandson led a miserable life.

    • jiǎn shǎo zǔ sūn hòu dài de zhài wù fù dān yě xǔ shì yī gè chóng gāo de bào fù

      减少祖孙后代债务负担也许崇高抱负

      It may be a noble ambition to reduce the debt burden of future generations.

    • tā men zǔ sūn liǎ lái dào le zhè lǐ

      他们祖孙来到这里

      The grandfather and grandson came here .

    • zǔ sūn sān dài

      祖孙三代

      Three generations of ancestors and grandchildren

Word usage

  • "祖孙" can be reduplicated, for example: "祖祖孙孙".
    • 下去豺狼战场

      We will fight for generations. If we can't defeat the enemy, we will never quit the battlefield.

  • "祖孙" is often matched with measure word "对".
    • 祖孙

      one grandparent and grandchild