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祖父 (zǔfù): Grandfather [father's father] (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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祖父 consists of 2 characters.

ancestor, forefather

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

Noun + Nounwith祖母

zǔ祖

fù父

zǔ祖

mǔ母

neutral

grandfather and grandmother

Possessive + Nounwith我的

wǒ我

de的

zǔ祖

fù父

Adjective + Nounwith慈祥

cí慈

xiáng祥

de的

zǔ祖

fù父

Verb + Objectwith尊敬

zūn尊

jìng敬

zǔ祖

fù父

Example Sentences with 祖父

zhè这

shì是

wǒ我

de的

zǔ祖

fù父

。

neutral

my grandfather

formal

Written

kindly grandfather

formal

respect grandfather

This is my grandfather.

wǒ我

de的

zǔ祖

fù父

shì是

yí一

wèi位

dé德

gāo高

wàng望

zhòng重

de的

xué学

zhě者

，

shēn深

shòu受

dà大

jiā家

zūn尊

jìng敬

。

My grandfather is a highly respected scholar who is deeply admired by everyone.

nǐ你

zǔ祖

fù父

zuì最

jìn近

shēn身

tǐ体

zěn怎

me么

yàng样

，

hái还

jiān坚

chí持

měi每

tiān天

chén晨

liàn练

ma吗

？

How has your grandfather's health been lately? Does he still stick to his morning exercise routine every day?

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zǔ祖

fù父

xǐ喜

huān欢

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

sàn散

bù步

。

Grandfather enjoys walking in the park.

wǒ我

zǔ祖

fù父

cóng从

wèi未

qù去

guò过

guó国

wài外

suī虽

rán然

zǔ祖

fù父

nián年

shì事

yǐ已

gāo高

，

zǔ祖

fù父

nián年

qīng轻

shí时

céng曾

shì是

yī一

míng名

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

dǎ打

suàn算

qù去

kàn看

wàng望

zǔ祖

fù

，

dàn但

tā他

duì对

wài外

guó国

wén文

huà化

hěn很

gǎn感

xìng兴

qù趣

。

My grandfather has never been abroad, but he is very interested in foreign cultures.

dàn

但

tā他

sī思

wéi维

yī依

rán然

qīng清

xī晰

，

jì记

yì忆

lì力

yě也

hěn很

hǎo好

。

Although my grandfather is advanced in years, his thinking is still sharp and his memory is excellent.

jiào教

shī师

，

xiàn现

zài在

tuì退

xiū休

le了

。

Grandfather was a teacher when he was young, and now he is retired.

父

，

shùn顺

biàn便

gěi给

tā他

dài带

xiē些

tā他

ài爱

chī吃

de的

diǎn点

xīn心

。

This weekend, I plan to visit my grandfather and bring him some of his favorite snacks.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 祖父.

Words with 祖

彭祖péng zǔ
祖传zǔchuán
祖先zǔ xiān
祖国zǔ guó
祖宗zǔzong
祖母zǔmǔ
祖籍zǔjí

Words with 父

父亲fù qīnHSK 4
伯父bó fù
岳父yuè fù
师父shī fu
父女fù nǚ
父子fù zǐ
父母fù mǔ
继父jì fù