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姥姥 (lǎo lao): Grandmother [mother's mother] (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 5

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3.

Character Breakdown

姥 • lǎo • maternal grandmother; old woman

lǎo姥

maternal grandmother; old woman

Word Info

Pinyinlǎo lao

Meaninggrandmother [mother's mother]

Characters2

SyntaxNoun

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姥 • lao • maternal grandmother; old woman

lao姥

maternal grandmother; old woman

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 姥姥.

包裹bāo guǒwrap up; pack up
操心cāo xīnto worry about; to take pains over; be concerned over
处理chǔ lǐto handle; deal with; manage
打工dǎ gōngdo manual work
存在cún zàito exist; be
从此cóng cǐfrom this time on; from now; then on
创造chuàng zàocreate
安装ān zhuāngto install; mount; erect
测验cè yàntest; trial run; examination
爱惜ài xīvalue; cherish; treasure
当心dāng xīnbe careful
傍晚bàng wǎntowards evening; at nightfall; at dusk

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 姥姥.

Words with 姥

姥爷lǎo yematernal grandfather (dialectal)

4.

How to Use 姥姥 in Sentences

Pronoun + Nounwith我

wǒ我

lǎo姥

lao姥

neutralSpoken

my grandma (maternal)

Noun + Nounwith家

lǎo姥

lao姥

jiā家

neutral

Verb + Objectwith看望

kàn看

wàng望

lǎo姥

lao姥

Noun + Verb Phrasewith做的饭

lǎo姥

lao姥

zuò做

de的

fàn饭

5.

Example Sentences with 姥姥

lǎo姥

lao姥

lái来

le了

。

Grandma is here.

grandma's house

neutral

visit grandma (maternal)

informal

Spoken

food cooked by grandma

wǒ我

lǎo姥

lao姥

zuò做

de的

jiǎo饺

zi子

tè特

bié别

hǎo好

chī吃

。

The dumplings my maternal grandmother makes are especially delicious.

wǒ我

lǎo姥

lao姥

cóng从

wèi未

yīn因

shēng生

huó活

de的

jiān艰

xīn辛

ér而

bào抱

yuàn怨

guò过

mìng命

yùn运

de的

bù不

gōng公

。

My maternal grandmother has never complained about the unfairness of fate due to the hardships of life.

zài在

jiā家

zú族

jù聚

huì会

shàng上

，

lǎo姥

lao姥

fēn分

xiǎng享

le了

tā她

de的

rén人

shēng生

zhì智

huì慧

hé和

bǎo宝

guì贵

jīng经

yàn验

。

At the family gathering, my maternal grandmother shared her life wisdom and valuable experiences.

suī虽

rán然

lǎo姥

lao姥

nián年

shì事

yǐ已

gāo高

，

dàn但

tā她

yī依

rán然

jiān坚

chí持

měi每

tiān天

yuè阅

dú读

hé和

duàn锻

liàn炼

shēn身

tǐ体

。

Although my maternal grandmother is advanced in years, she still insists on reading and exercising every day.