Word information
Simplified爹爹
Traditional爹爹
Pinyindiē die
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
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How to learn 爹爹
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干爹gān diē
adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
公爹gōng diēhusband's father
坑爹kēng diēto get one's father involved in a difficult situation; (vulgar) (of sth that makes one feel misled or let down etc) to be a big disappointment
爹地diē dìdaddy (loanword)
老爹lǎo diē(dialect) father; old man; sir
糖爹táng diē(slang) sugar daddy