姥爷 meaning in English
(coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather
Meaning of 姥爷
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
lǎoye
- (coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather
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姥 lǎo · maternal grandmother · 9 strokes
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爷 yé · grandfather · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 姥爷.
| 爷爷 | yéye | (coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa |
| 大爷 | dàye | arrogant idler; self-centered show-off |
| 姥姥 | lǎolao | (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother |
| 老爷 | lǎoye | (respectful) lord; master |
| 老天爷 | lǎotiānyé | God; Heavens |
| 少爷 | shàoye | son of the boss; young master of the house |
| 王爷 | wángye | prince; marquis |
| 老爷爷 | lǎoyéye | (polite) elderly man |
| 爷们 | yémen | menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc |
| 老爷子 | lǎoyézi | my (your etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male |
| 师爷 | shīyé | (historical) privately hired legal or administrative advisor to a government official; tea |
| 老爷车 | lǎoyechē | classic car |
Questions about 姥爷
What does 姥爷 mean?
姥爷 (lǎoye) means "(coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 姥爷?
姥爷 is made of 2 characters: 姥 (9 strokes), 爷 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 姥爷 an HSK word?
Yes. 姥爷 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 姥爷 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 姥爷 is written 姥爺.