Grandma in Chinese (Mandarin): 奶奶 (nǎinai)

奶奶
nǎinai
grandma
- Simplified
- 奶奶
- Traditional
- 奶奶
- Pinyin
- nǎinai
- Typed as
- nainai
Use it in a sentence
奶奶在讲故事。
奶奶在講故事。
Grandma tells a story.
The characters in 奶奶
奶
Grandma, and also milk. 女 (woman) is on the left.
5 strokes
奶奶 is your dad's mother. Your mom's mother is 外婆 (wàipó) or 姥姥 (lǎolao). On its own, 奶 means milk, as in 牛奶 (niúnǎi).
More examples with 奶奶
奶奶做饺子。
奶奶做餃子。
Nǎinai zuò jiǎozi.
Grandma makes dumplings.
奶奶抱着我。
奶奶抱著我。
Nǎinai bàozhe wǒ.
Grandma holds me.
How to write 奶奶 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
奶 5 strokes
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