English–Chinese
“grandmother” in Chinese
How to say “grandmother” in Chinese
“Grandmother” in Chinese is 祖母 (zǔ mǔ).
The female grandparent seen from the younger generation of a family.
Example sentences with 祖母
节假日我会给祖母打电话聊家常。jié jià rì wǒ huì gěi zú mǔ dǎ diàn huà liáo jiā cháng
On holidays, I call my grandmother and chat about everyday life.
Tips for using 祖母
- In everyday conversation, this term often sounds more formal than the family title used at home, so it commonly appears when a speaker describes a relative to someone outside the family.
Other Chinese words for “grandmother”
我小时候跟姥姥住在一起。wǒ xiǎo shí hòu gēn lǎo lao zhù zài yì qǐ
When I was little, I lived with my grandmother.