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祖母
Traditional Chinese
祖母
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
zǔ mǔ
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
jou2 mou5
Short definition paternal grandmother
Usage frequency Common
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All available English definitions paternal grandmotherCdict iconAdso icon / father's motherCdict icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: paternal grandmother
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: samecdic
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: grandmother (father's side); grandam; granddam; grannie
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: father's mother; paternal grandmother'
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我对( duì)
祖母(zǔ mǔ) paternal grandmother
(dedì) of
记忆(jì yì) memory
(hěn) quite
模糊(mó hu) blurry

I have a dim memory of my grandmother.

今天(jīn tiān) today
早上(zǎoshàng) early morning
(wǒ) I
祖母(zǔ mǔ) paternal grandmother
(jì) to send
出了(chū le) to arise
(zhè) these
封信( fēng xìn)

My grandmother posted the letter this morning.

尽管(jǐn guǎn) despite
(tā) she
没能(méi néng) cannot
(hé) with
我们( men) us
在一起(zài yī qǐ) together
(dàn) but
我知道( zhī dào) I see
我的( de) my
祖母(zǔ mǔ) paternal grandmother
(hé) with
养大(yǎngtà)
我的( de) my
(jiā) home
人在(rénzài)
看着(kànzhe) to see
(wǒ) I
(wǒ) I
今晚(jīn wǎn) tonight
很想(hěnxiǎng) to miss sb
(niàn) idea
他们(tā men) they
我知道( zhī dào) I see
(wǒ) I
(qiàn) yawn
他们的( tā men de) their
(dōng) landlord
西(xī) west
(shì) is
无法(wú fǎ) unable
计量的( jì liàng de) Metric
我的( de) my
妹妹(mèimèi) young woman
(mǎ) surname Ma
(yà) yaya
(zōu) ,
我的( de) my
姐姐(jiějiě) older sister
奥玛( ào mǎ) Omar
(wǒ) I
其他的(qí tā de) other
兄弟(xiōng dì) brotherly
(hé) with
姐妹(jiě mèi) sisters
非常感谢(fēi cháng gǎn xiè) extremely grateful
你们(nǐ men) you
(duì) for
我的( de) my
支持(zhī chí) backing
(wǒ) I
感谢(gǎn xiè) thankful
他们(tā men) they
我的( de) my
妹妹(mèimèi) young woman
(mǎ) surname Ma
(yà) yaya
(zōu) ,
我的( de) my
姐姐(jiějiě) older sister
奥玛( ào mǎ) Omar
(wǒ) I
其他的(qí tā de) other

And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother's watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight. I know that my debt to them is beyond measure. To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that you've given me. I'm grateful to them.

祖母(zǔ mǔ) paternal grandmother
(dedì) of
骨灰(gǔ huī) bone ash
是在(shìzài)
骨灰瓮
(zài) (located) at
寺院(sì yuàn) temple

Grandmother's ashes are in an urn at the temple.

她是( tā shì)
(yóu) from
她的( tā de)
祖母(zǔ mǔ) paternal grandmother
(dài) area
大的(tàde) bigger

She was brought up by her grandmother.

我的( de) my
声音(shēng yīn) voice
(ràng) to yield
我想(wǒxiǎng) I guess
起了(qǐle)
(wǒ) I
已故(yǐ gù) the late
(dedì) of
祖母(zǔ mǔ) paternal grandmother

Your voice reminds me of my late grandmother.

她的( tā de)
祖母(zǔ mǔ) paternal grandmother
(huó) to live
到了(dào le dào liǎo) finally
(bā) 8
十八岁( shí bā suì)

Her grandmother lived to be eighty-eight years old.

她的( tā de)
祖母(zǔ mǔ) paternal grandmother
(huó) to live
到了(dào le dào liǎo) finally
8 8
(suì) (a measure word)

Her grandmother lived to be 88 years old.

(wǒ) I
(yǐ) already
(jīng) warp
很久(hěnjiǔ)
没有(méi yǒu) not to have
探望(tàn wàng) to visit
(guò) too-
祖母(zǔ mǔ) paternal grandmother
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright

It's been a long time since I visited my grandmother.

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