爷爷

yé ye
HSK 1Noun (名)

Basic Meaning

n
A direct kinship term for one's father's father.
paternal grandfather.
祖父。
Words:
老爷爷祖爷爷
Synonyms:
祖父公公阿公
Sentences:
  1. 我(wǒ)的(de)爷(yé)爷(ye)今(jīn)年(nián)八(bā)十(shí)岁(suì)了(le)。
    My grandfather is eighty years old this year.
  2. 我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huān)听(tīng)爷(yé)爷(ye)讲(jiǎng)故(gù)事(shì)。
    I love listening to my grandfather tell stories the most.
n
Commonly used as a polite and friendly address for an older man you are not related to, often by children. It's a polite form of 爷爷 (yéye) and is similar to 'grandpa' in English.
a respectful term of address for an elderly man (around the same age as one's grandfather).
称呼跟祖父辈分相同或年纪相仿的男人。
Synonyms:
公公
Sentences:
  1. 小(xiǎo)朋(péng)友(yǒu)，这(zhè)位(wèi)老(lǎo)爷(yé)爷(ye)需(xū)要(yào)帮(bāng)助(zhù)。
    Kids, this elderly gentleman needs help.
  2. 公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一(yí)位(wèi)爷(yé)爷(ye)在(zài)下(xià)棋(qí)。
    There's an elderly man playing chess in the park.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 1
yé爷

grandfather