# 祖母 (zǔmǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 祖母 (zǔmǔ) means “paternal grandmother; grandma”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: paternal grandmother; grandma
- Pinyin: zǔmǔ (zu3 mu3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 我的祖母身体很健康。
  Wǒ de zǔmǔ shēntǐ hěn jiànkāng.
  My grandmother is very healthy.

## Characters

- 祖 (zǔ): ancestor; forefather
- [母](https://hanziro.com/word/mu-mother/) (mǔ): mother; female (of animals)

https://hanziro.com/word/zu-mu-paternal-grandmother/

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