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爷爷 yéye

爷爷 yéye Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 爷爷 yéye .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yéye | ye2 ye5
English translation
(coll.) father's father
paternal grandfather
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Traditional form

爺爺

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 爷爷 yéye

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

父卩

Number of Strokes

6

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

父卩

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 爷爷 yéye

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爷爷 yéye 走路 zǒu lù réng zhǔ 拐杖 guǎizhàng .

Grandpa still walks without a stick.

孙子 Sūnzǐ 小心翼翼 xiǎoxīnyìyì de zhāo 爷爷 yéye .

The grandson gave his grandfather his arm and carefully supported him.

kuài zhè 消息 xiāoxi 告诉 gàosu 爷爷 yéye , jiào 老人家 lǎo rén jiā 高兴 gāoxìng 高兴 gāoxìng .

Tell Grandpa the good news so that he can share our joy.

碰巧 pèng qiǎo yǒu tiān ,安东尼奥跟着 gēn zhe 爷爷 yéye 一起 yīqǐ 来到 lái dào 伯爵 bó jué de 豪华 háohuá 住宅 zhùzhái .

It happened one day that Antonio went with his grandfather to the Count's great house.

爷爷 yéye téng 孙子 Sūnzǐ .

Grandpa dotes on his grandson.

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