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外公
wài gōng
Meaning
- (coll.) mother's father
Definition
母亲的父亲。
Mother's father; maternal grandfather.
Usage
用于口语，称呼母亲的父亲，通常在家庭内部或非正式场合使用。
Used in spoken language to address one's mother's father, typically in family or informal settings.
Examples
- 1 我外公今年八十岁了。 (My maternal grandfather is eighty years old this year.)
- 2 周末我和外公一起去公园散步。 (I go for a walk in the park with my maternal grandfather on weekends.)
- 3 外公做的一手好菜，每次去他家我都吃得很饱。 (My maternal grandfather is a great cook; every time I go to his house, I eat to my heart's content.)
- 4 小时候，外公常常给我讲故事。 (When I was little, my maternal grandfather often told me stories.)
- 5 外公的生日快到了，我准备给他买一件礼物。 (My maternal grandfather's birthday is coming soon; I plan to buy him a gift.)
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