奶奶(nǎi nai): (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)
HSK 12 characters
(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- nǎi nai
- Meaning
- (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Appears in lessons
奶奶 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Example sentences
How 奶奶 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
奶奶死了，全家大惊。
nǎi nai sǐ le quán jiā dà jīng
Grandmother died, leaving the whole family stunned.
这是我奶奶的食谱。
zhè shì wǒ nǎi nai de shí pǔ
This recipe is my grandmother's.
Related words
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