Chinese word dictionary

外婆

wàipó · (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother

Word information

Simplified外婆
Traditional外婆
Pinyinwàipó
Part of speech
HSK 3.05
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 外婆

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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