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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
pó | po2
English translation
grandmother
matron
mother-in-law
old woman; grandmother

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

woman

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

波女

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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它们 tā men 老太婆 lǎo tài pó de 尸体 shītǐ dào le 空地 kōng dì shǎng .

They dragged the old woman's body out into the open clearing.

觉得 juéde 麻婆豆腐 dòufu 鱼香肉丝 yú xiāng ròu sī 味道 wèidao 不错 bù cuò .

I think Mapo beancurd and shredded meat in chilli sauce are quite special.

母亲 mǔqīn 婆婆 pó po 相处 xiāngchǔ hěn hǎo .

My mother and my mother - in - law are getting on famously.

dāng shì Chǒu 老太婆 lǎo tài pó de 时候 shíhou Huán yāo 教书 jiāo shū ?

You want to teach when you're an old hag?

ā , hǎo 婆婆 pó po , zhè 地方 dìfāng 告诉 gàosu le .

Oh, what a good woman that was who directed me hither!

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
老婆 lǎopó (coll.) wife老婆 lǎopó
matron
外婆 wài pó (coll.) mother's mother外婆 wài pó
婆婆 pó po grandma婆婆 pó po
巫婆 wū pó witch巫婆 wū pó
老太婆 lǎo tài pó old woman (at times contemptuous)老太婆 lǎo tài pó
婆娘 pó niáng woman (derog.)婆娘 pó niáng
阿婆 ā pó granny阿婆 ā pó
公婆 gōng pó husband's parents公婆 gōng pó
婆家 pó jia husband's family婆家 pó jia
婆婆妈妈 pó po mā mā effeminate婆婆媽媽
富婆 fù pó wealthy woman富婆 fù pó
婆媳 pó xí mother-in-law and daughter-in-law婆媳 pó xí
苦口婆心 kǔ kǒu pó xīn earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently苦口婆心 kǔ kǒu pó xīn
婆娑 pó suō to swirl about婆娑 pó suō
姑婆 gū pó grandfather's sister姑婆 gū pó
太婆 tài pó great-grandmother太婆 tài pó
小老婆 xiǎo lǎo pó concubine小老婆 xiǎo lǎo pó
媒婆 méi pó matchmaker媒婆 méi pó
麻婆豆腐 má pó dòu fǔ mapo tofu麻婆豆腐 má pó dòu fǔ
管家婆 guǎn jiā pó busybody管家婆 guǎn jiā pó
婆罗洲 Pó luó zhōu Borneo island (of Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei)婆羅洲
鸡婆 jī pó (dialect) hen雞婆
大老婆 dà lǎo pó primary wife大老婆 dà lǎo pó

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