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

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Character Breakdown

祖母 consists of 2 characters.

ancestor, forefather

mother; female parent; origin

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Pinyinzǔ mǔ

Meaninggrandmother

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word祖母

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3.

How to Use 祖母 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 祖母 with other words naturally.

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

4.

Example Sentences with 祖母

wǒ我

de的

zǔ祖

mǔ母

hěn很

ài爱

wǒ我

neutral

my grandmother

neutral

visit grandmother

formal

kindly grandmother

。

My grandmother loves me very much.

Wǒ我

de的

zǔ祖

mǔ母

zhù住

zài在

xiāng乡

xià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

shì事

。

Grandmother often tells me stories from her youth.

nǐ你

shàng上

cì次

tàn探

wàng望

zǔ祖

mǔ母

shì是

shén什

me么

shí时

hòu候

，

hái还

jì记

de得

tā她

xǐ喜

huan欢

shén什

me么

diǎn点

xīn心

ma吗

？

When was the last time you visited your grandmother, and do you remember what snacks she likes?

yóu由

yú于

tiān天

qì气

yuán原

yīn因

，

zǔ祖

mǔ母

wèi未

néng能

chū出

xí席

zhè这

cì次

zhòng重

yào要

de的

jiā家

tíng庭

qìng庆

diǎn典

。

Due to the weather, my grandmother was unable to attend this important family celebration.

zǔ祖

mǔ母

suī虽

rán然

nián年

shì事

yǐ已

gāo高

，

dàn但

yī依

rán然

jiān坚

chí持

měi每

tiān天

sàn散

bù步

duàn锻

liàn炼

shēn身

tǐ体

。

Although grandmother is advanced in age, she still insists on taking a walk every day to exercise.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

zǔ祖

mǔ母

nián年

shì事

yǐ已

gāo高

，

dàn但

tā她

sī思

wéi维

qīng清

xī晰

，

hái还

néng能

qīng清

xī晰

dì地

jiǎng讲

shù述

jiā家

zú族

lì历

shǐ史

。

Although my grandmother is advanced in years, her mind is clear and she can still vividly recount the family history.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 祖母.

Words with 祖

祖先zǔ xiānHSK 6
祖国zǔ guóHSK 6
祖父zǔfùHSK 6
祖传zǔchuánHSK 7-9
祖宗zǔzongHSK 7-9
祖籍zǔjíHSK 7-9
彭祖péng zǔ

Words with 母

母亲mǔ qīnHSK 4
母女mǔ nǚHSK 4
母子mǔ zǐHSK 4
父母fù mǔHSK 4
字母zì mǔHSK 5
伯母bó mǔHSK 6
岳母yuè mǔHSK 6
母语mǔ yǔ

HSK 6