# 姥爷 (lǎoye)

In Mandarin Chinese, 姥爷 (lǎoye) means “maternal grandfather (colloquial)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: maternal grandfather (colloquial)
- Pinyin: lǎoye (lao3 ye5)
- Traditional: 姥爺
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 暑假的时候，我去乡下看望了姥爷。
  Shǔjià de shíhou, wǒ qù xiāngxià kànwàngle lǎoye.
  During summer break, I went to visit my grandfather.

## Characters

- 姥 (mǔ): governess; old woman
- 爷 (yé): grandpa; old gentleman

https://hanziro.com/word/lao-ye-maternal-grandfather/

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