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祖母 (zǔ mǔ): Grandmother (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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3.

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祖 • zǔ • ancestor, forefather

zǔ祖

ancestor, forefather

Word Info

Pinyinzǔ mǔ

Meaninggrandmother

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母 • mǔ • mother; female parent; origin • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

mǔ母

mother; female parent; origin

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 祖母.

Words with 祖

祖先zǔ xiānancestors; forefathers
祖国zǔ guóhomeland; native land
祖父zǔfùgrandfather [father's father]
祖传zǔchuánhanded down through generations / ancestral
祖宗zǔzongancestor / progenitor
祖籍zǔjíancestral home / native place
佛祖fó zǔBuddha (the founder of Buddhism)
彭祖péng zǔPeng Zu (legendary figure of longevity)

4.

How to Use 祖母 in Sentences

Noun + Nounwith家

zǔ祖

mǔ母

jiā家

neutral

grandmother's home

Possessive + Nounwith我的

wǒ我

de的

zǔ祖

mǔ母

Verb + Objectwith看望

kàn看

wàng望

zǔ祖

mǔ母

Adjective + Nounwith慈祥

cí慈

xiáng祥

de的

zǔ祖

mǔ母

5.

Example Sentences with 祖母

wǒ我

de的

zǔ祖

mǔ母

hěn很

ài爱

neutral

my grandmother

neutral

visit grandmother

formal

kindly grandmother

wǒ

我

。

My grandmother loves me very much.

wǒ我

de的

zǔ祖

mǔ母

zhù住

zài在

xiāng乡

xia下

，

tā她

xǐ喜

huan欢

zhòng种

huā花

。

My grandmother lives in the countryside; she likes to grow flowers.

wǒ我

de的

zǔ祖

mǔ母

shì是

yí一

wèi位

tuì退

xiū休

jiào教

shī师

，

tā她

zhì至

jīn今

réng仍

bǎo保

chí持

zhe着

yuè阅

dú读

de的

xí习

guàn惯

。

My grandmother is a retired teacher, and she still maintains the habit of reading to this day.

zài在

jiā家

zú族

jù聚

huì会

shàng上

，

wǒ我

men们

shǒu首

xiān先

xiàng向

nián年

mài迈

de的

zǔ祖

mǔ母

biǎo表

dá达

le了

jìng敬

yì意

。

At the family gathering, we first expressed our respect to our elderly grandmother.

zǔ祖

mǔ母

jīng经

cháng常

gěi给

wǒ我

jiǎng讲

tā她

nián年

qīng轻

shí时

de的

gù故

shi事

。

Grandmother often tells me stories from her youth.