How to say “grandfather” in Chinese
grandfather (paternal)
“Grandfather” in Chinese is 爷爷, yé ye: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
爷爷 is read yé ye: 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 top, 父 “father”.
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 “爷爷”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 爷爷. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我爷爷今年八十岁wǒyéyejīnniánbāshísuìMy grandpa is eighty this year.
- 我爷爷比我奶奶大两岁wǒyéyebǐwǒnǎinaidàliǎngsuìMy grandpa is two years older than my grandma.
- 爷爷住院了。yéyezhùyuànleGrandpa has been hospitalized.
- 爷爷在江边种2了两棵树yéyezàijiāngbiānzhòngleliǎngkēshùGrandpa planted two trees by the river.
- 这幅是我画的，那幅是我爷爷画的。zhèfúshìwǒhuàde,nàfúshìwǒyéyehuàdeI painted this one, and my grandpa painted that one.
- 爷爷每天早上都听广播。yéyeměitiānzǎoshangdōutīngguǎngbōGrandpa listens to the radio every morning.
More words from the lesson “The extended family”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “grandfather” in Chinese?
“Grandfather” in Chinese is 爷爷, pinyin yéye.
What does 爷爷 mean?
爷爷 (yéye) means “grandfather (paternal)”.
How do you write 爷爷?
爷爷 is 2 characters: 爷 (yé) — grandpa. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 爷爷?
爷爷 is read yéye. Tones: yé — second tone, ye — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“grandfather” in the lesson “The extended family”
This word is from the topic “People around you” of HSK 2. 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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