Chinese Traditional: 外公
Chinese Simplified: 外公
Pinyin: wai4 gong1
Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
English Meaning: grandfather (mother's side)
German Meaning: Grossvater (mütterlicherseits)

Example Sentences:

外公年紀太大了, 不適合做這種工作。
外公年纪太大了, 不适合做这种工作。
wai4 gong1 nian2 ji4 tai4 da4 le5, bu2 shi4 he2 zuo4 zhe4 zhong3 gong1 zuo4.
Grandpa is too old and not fit to do this job.
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外公通常一天抽兩包煙。
外公通常一天抽两包烟。
wai4 gong1 tong1 chang2 yi4 tian1 chou1 liang3 bao1 yan1.
Grandpa usually smokes two packs of cigarettes per day.
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Related Words:

 

wài

1. outside, external 2. foreign 3. in addition 4. relatives of one's mother, sister or daughter

Here: relatives of one's mother, sister or daughter

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gōng

1. public, collectively owned 2. male 3. honorable gentleman 4. common, international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) 5. fair, just 6. grandfather 7. father-in-law (husband's father) 8. duke

Here: grandfather

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