外祖父

wài zǔ fù

Dictionary entry

maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)

What does 外祖父 mean?

外祖父 (wài zǔ fù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

外wàioutside · in addition 祖Zǔsurname Zu 父fù(bound form) father · (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父[bo2 fu4])

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 外祖父

外祖父

wài zǔ fù

Tap to hear Standard Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.