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The Chinese word laolao - 姥姥 - lăolao
((maternal) grandmother in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

lăolao

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English translations

(maternal) grandmother,
grandma

Chinese characters:


Chinese characters  ( laolao / lăolao ) with pronunciation (English translation: (maternal) grandmother )

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姥姥 ( laolao / lăolao ) is composed of these characters: (lao) , (lao)
The traditional Chinese characters of lăolao are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 姥姥 ( laolao / lăolao ) Writing in Pinyin
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Wo de laolao ganggang qushi le.
Wŏ de lăolao gānggāng qùshì le.
 – English translation: My grandmother has just passed away.

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