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外婆 (wài pó): grandmother

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HSK 5noun

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Pinyin
Meaning: grandmother
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 5

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(coll.) mothers mother
maternal grandmother

Chinese explanation

妈妈的妈妈，也就是母亲的母亲。这是口语中常用的称呼，比较亲切。在书面语或正式场合中，有时也说外祖母。

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HSK 1

outside

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