Chinese Word: 爺 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

爺 (Simplified: 爷)HSK 3

Pinyin: yé

English Definition: grandpa; old gentleman

Chinese Definition:
①父亲：“军书十二卷，卷卷有爷名”。
②祖父：爷爷。姥爷。
③对长辈或年长男子的敬称：张大爷。
④旧时对官僚、财主等的称呼：县太爷。少(shào)爷。
⑤对佛、神的称呼：佛爷。财神爷。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 父

Pictophonetic:耶 indicates the sound; 父 (father) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

1		yé ye 爷爷 bù 不 xǐ huan 喜欢 fàng qì 放弃。 Grandpa doesn't like to give up.
2		dà ye 大爷 zài 在 gōng yuán 公园 lǐ 里 sàn bù 散步。 The old man is taking a walk in the park.
3		tā 她 lái dào 来到 le 了 yé ye 爷爷 de 的 jiā 家。 She came to her grandfather's house.
4		yé ye 爷爷 yǐ jīng 已经 qù shì 去世 10年 le 了。 Grandpa has passed away and has been dead for 10 years now.
5		zhù 祝 suǒ yǒu 所有 de 的 yé ye 爷爷 píng ān 平安 jiàn kāng 健康。 I wish all grandfathers good health and safety.

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1		yé ye 爷爷 bù 不 xǐ huan 喜欢 fàng qì 放弃。 Grandpa doesn't like to give up.
2		dà ye 大爷 zài 在 gōng yuán 公园 lǐ 里 sàn bù 散步。 The old man is taking a walk in the park.
3		tā 她 lái dào 来到 le 了 yé ye 爷爷 de 的 jiā 家。 She came to her grandfather's house.
4		yé ye 爷爷 yǐ jīng 已经 qù shì 去世 10年 le 了。 Grandpa has passed away and has been dead for 10 years now.
5		zhù 祝 suǒ yǒu 所有 de 的 yé ye 爷爷 píng ān 平安 jiàn kāng 健康。 I wish all grandfathers good health and safety.