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爷爷
HSK1
Simplified
爷爷
Traditional
爺爺
Pinyin
yé ye
Definition
(coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa
爷爷
在
看
电视
Yéye zài kàn diànshì
Grandpa is watching TV
‹
›
我
爷爷
身体
很
好
Wǒ yéye shēntǐ hěn hǎo
My grandpa is in good health
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›
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grandpa; old gentleman
大爷
dà ye
(coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man
HSK4
少爷
shào ye
son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific)
老爷
lǎo ye
(respectful) lord; master; (coll.) maternal grandfather
爷们
yé men
menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc.
姥爷
lǎo ye
maternal grandfather (dialectal)
姑爷
gū ye
son-in-law (used by wife's family); uncle (husband of father's sister)
佛爷
fó ye
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