爷爷

yéye

grandpa; paternal grandfather

Dictionary entry

(coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa

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See it in sentences

爷爷每天早上跑步。

Yéye měi tiān zǎoshang pǎobù.

English

Grandpa goes running every morning.

爷爷教我写汉字。

Yéye jiāo wǒ xiě Hànzì.

English

Grandpa teaches me to write Chinese characters.

Goes with

  • 爷爷奶奶grandpa and grandma
  • 爱爷爷love one's grandpa
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