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爷爷 (yé ye): Grandfather [father's father] (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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爷 • yé • father, grandfather, or respectful term for an elderly man
yé爷

father, grandfather, or respectful term for an elderly man

爷 • ye • father, grandfather, or respectful term for an elderly man
ye爷

father, grandfather, or respectful term for an elderly man

Word Info

Pinyinyé ye
Meaninggrandfather [father's father]
Characters2
SyntaxNoun
4.

How to Use 爷爷 in Sentences

Subject + Verbwith来
yé爷
ye爷
lái来
le了
neutralSpoken
grandfather has come
Measure Word + Nounwith位
yí一
wèi位
yé爷
ye爷
Noun + Nounwith家
yé爷
ye爷
jiā家
neutral
Possessive + Nounwith我的
wǒ我
de的
yé爷
ye爷
5.

Example Sentences with 爷爷

yé爷
ye爷
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 爷爷.

  • 中文zhōng wénChinese [written language]
  • 洗澡xǐ zǎohave a shower; bath
  • 别人bié renother people
  • 要求yāo qiúrequirement
  • 比较bǐ jiàocompare
  • 盘子pán zitray
  • 新闻xīn wénnews
  • 帽子mào zihat
  • 完成wán chéngcomplete
  • 结婚jié hūnmarry
  • 环境huán jìngenvironment
  • 难过nán guòhave a hard time
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 爷爷.

Words with 爷
  • 大爷dà yéarrogant idler
  • 姥爷lǎo yematernal grandfather (dialectal)
  • 少爷shào yeyoung master, son of a wealthy family
  • 爷们
neutral
a grandfather
grandfather's home
neutral
my grandfather
sàn散
bù步
。
Grandpa is taking a walk in the park.
yé爷
ye爷
tuì退
xiū休
hòu后
，
zuì最
dà大
de的
ài爱
hào好
jiù就
shì是
dǎ打
lǐ理
yáng阳
tái台
shàng上
de的
huā花
huā花
cǎo草
cǎo草
。
After retiring, my grandfather's biggest hobby is taking care of the flowers and plants on the balcony.
zài在
jiā家
zú族
jù聚
huì会
shàng上
，
yé爷
ye爷
zhèng郑
zhòng重
dì地
xuān宣
bù布
le了
cái财
chǎn产
fēn分
pèi配
de的
jué决
dìng定
。
At the family gathering, grandfather solemnly announced the decision regarding the distribution of assets.
nǐ你
yé爷
ye爷
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
，
shì是
bu不
shì是
yě也
jīng经
lì历
guò过
nà那
duàn段
jiān艰
nán难
de的
suì岁
yuè月
？
Did your grandfather also experience those difficult times when he was young?
yé爷
ye爷
bìng并
méi没
yǒu有
yīn因
wéi为
shēng生
bìng病
ér而
fàng放
qì弃
tā他
jiān坚
chí持
duō多
nián年
de的
chén晨
liàn练
xí习
guàn惯
。
Grandfather did not give up his long-standing morning exercise habit because of his illness.
yé men
man; guys (colloquial)
  • 老爷lǎo yemaster; lord (historical term for a male authority figure)
  • 老大爷lǎo dà yéelderly man (polite term)
  • 老天爷lǎo tiān yéHeavens; God (colloquial)
  • 老爷子lǎo yé ziold man; respectful term for elderly man