Meaning of 外婆
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
wàipó
- (coll.) mother's mother
- maternal grandmother
外婆 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
这是我外婆的假牙。
It's my grandmother's set of false teeth.
有时候外婆比克格勃还危险。
Sometimes, Grandma is more dangerous than the KGB.
汤姆去波士顿陪外公外婆过圣诞节。
Tom went to Boston to spend Christmas with his grandparents.
我们担心着外公和外婆。
We're worried about Grandma and Grandpa.
我外婆患有骨质疏松症。
My grandmother suffers from osteoporosis.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
外 wài · outside · 5 strokes
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婆 pó · old woman · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 外婆.
| 外国 | wàiguó | foreign country |
| 国外 | guó wài | abroad; external (affairs) |
| 外边 | wàibian | outside; outer surface |
| 外语 | wàiyǔ | foreign language |
| 以外 | yǐwài | apart from; other than |
| 外卖 | wàimài | (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business) |
| 外地 | wàidì | parts of the country other than where one is |
| 外面 | wàimiàn | outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface |
| 另外 | lìngwài | additional; in addition |
| 意外 | yìwài | unexpected; accident |
| 外交 | wàijiāo | diplomacy; diplomatic |
| 外文 | wàiwén | foreign language (written) |
Questions about 外婆
What does 外婆 mean?
外婆 (wàipó) means "(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 外婆?
外婆 is made of 2 characters: 外 (5 strokes), 婆 (11 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 外婆 an HSK word?
Yes. 外婆 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.