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姥 lǎo

maternal grandmother; midwife

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 5
Radical
女
Type
Ideograph
Made of 女老 ⿰女老

Memory hint: An older 老 woman 女; 老 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 我姥姥今年八十岁了。
    Wǒ lǎolao jīnnián bāshí suì le.
    My grandma is eighty years old this year.
    my grandma this-year eighty years-old (particle)
  2. 你姥姥会做饭吗？
    Nǐ lǎolao huì zuòfàn ma?
    Can your grandma cook?
    your grandma can cook-food (question)
  3. 我们打电话问候姥姥吧。
    Wǒmen dǎ diànhuà wènhòu lǎolao ba.
    Let's call and greet grandma.
    we make phone-call greet grandma (suggestion)
  4. 姥姥最近身体不太好。
    Lǎolao zuìjìn shēntǐ bú tài hǎo.
    Grandma hasn't been very healthy recently.
    grandma recently body not too good
  5. 每年春节，我们都去姥姥家过年。
    Měi nián chūnjié, wǒmen dōu qù lǎolao jiā guònián.
    Every Spring Festival, we go to grandma's house for the New Year.
    every year spring-festival, we all go grandma home celebrate-new-year

Words with 姥 (1)