Chinese word dictionary

曾祖母

zēng zǔ mǔ · father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother

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Word information

Simplified曾祖母

Traditional曾祖母

Pinyinzēng zǔ mǔ

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

曾céng

already, formerly, once; the past

祖zǔ

ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname

母mǔ

mother; female elders; female

How to learn 曾祖母

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

父母fùmǔ

father and mother; parents

母女mǔnǚ

mother and daughter; mother-daughter

母亲mǔqīn

mother

母子mǔzǐ

mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest

曾céng

once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

曾经céngjīng

once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)