How to say “maternal grandmother” in Chinese
maternal grandmother (north)
“Maternal grandmother” in Chinese is 姥姥, lǎo lao: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
姥姥 is read lǎo lao: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 女 “woman”; on the right, 老 lǎo “old” — both the meaning and the sound. In 姥姥 the second syllable takes the neutral tone.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “姥姥”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 姥姥. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我的姥姥今年八十岁了。wǒdelǎolaojīnniánbāshísuìleMy grandma is eighty this year.
- 我小时候常常住在姥姥家wǒxiǎoshíhouchángchángzhùzàilǎolaojiāAs a kid I often stayed at my grandma's.
- 姥姥帮我们看孩子。lǎolaobāngwǒmenkānháiziGrandma helps us look after our child.
- 姥姥和姥爷陪伴了我的童年lǎolaohélǎoyepéibànlewǒdetóngniánGrandma and Grandpa were with me throughout my childhood.
- 周末我去医院看望姥姥zhōumòwǒqùyīyuànkànwànglǎolaoOn the weekend I'm going to the hospital to visit my grandma.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “maternal grandmother” in Chinese?
“Maternal grandmother” in Chinese is 姥姥, pinyin lǎolao.
What does 姥姥 mean?
姥姥 (lǎolao) means “maternal grandmother (north)”.
How do you write 姥姥?
姥姥 is 2 characters: 姥 (lǎo) — maternal grandmother. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 姥姥?
姥姥 is read lǎolao. Tones: lǎo — third tone, lao — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“maternal grandmother” in the lesson “Grandma and Grandpa”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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