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HSK
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grandma

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

nai3nai5 nǎinai

Meaning


Primary

grandma

Alternatives

grandmother

Mnemonic


Every time you go to your 奶奶 grandma's house she gives you two glasses of 奶 milk. When you get the first 奶 milk she is quite talkative. By the time she gives you the second 奶 milk, she is already [5] quiet and tired from talking so much. She is a 奶奶 grandma after all.

Usage


奶奶,我 上學 去 了!

Grandma, I'm going to school!

奶奶 今天 沒有 出門。

Grandma did not go out today.

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