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外婆

wài póㄨㄞˋ ㄆㄛˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: NGOẠI BÀ

Traditional: 外婆

HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 2

Meaning(noun)

(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother

Synonym: 姥姥 (northern). Father's mother is 奶奶.

Examples

  • 我小时候是外婆带大的。

    wǒ xiǎo shí hòu shì wài pó dài dà de.

    I was raised by my grandmother when I was little.

  • 外婆做的菜最好吃。

    wài pó zuò de cài zuì hǎo chī.

    Grandma's cooking is the best.

  • 春节我们去外婆家。

    chūn jié wǒ men qù wài pó jia.

    We go to grandma's for Spring Festival.

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Stroke order

NGOẠI · 5 strokes

outside; in addition; foreign; external

BÀ · 11 strokes