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HSK
7-9

maternal grandmother

Composition


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Pinyin

lao3 lǎo

Meaning


Primary

maternal grandmother

Alternatives

maternal grandma, grandma, grandmother

Mnemonic


[l-] Legolas is in the [3] basement of the [-ao] barn taking care of his 姥 maternal grandmother. It is an elder 女 woman with silken long white elvish hair who sits on a chair next to the shelves of bottled milk. Legolas takes out a 匕 spoon and feeds his 姥 maternal grandmother spoonfuls of milk as she tells him about elvish history.

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