姥爷(lǎo ye): (coll.) mother's father
(coll.) mother's father
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- lǎo ye
- Meaning
- (coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 姥爺
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 姥爷 — tap one to open its word page.
yé爷ye爷
HSK 1(coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa
dà大yé爷
HSK 4arrogant idler
lǎo姥lao姥
HSK 7-9(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
fó佛ye爷
Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 释迦牟尼)
dǎo倒yé爷
(coll.) a profiteer
tài太yé爷
(respectful for) one's grandfather
gū姑yé爷
son-in-law (used by wife's family)
shào少ye爷
son of the boss
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