nǎi​nai HSK1

paternal grandmother

奶奶 nǎi​nai frequency
variant 嬭嬭
paternal grandmother noun
(informal) paternal grandmother; father's mother; also used as a respectful term of address for an elderly woman

Grandma, I'm so glad you came.

mistress
(archaic) respectful form of address for the mistress of a household; also used for a young married woman in a wealthy family
breasts
(colloquial) breasts; boobies; (child's word) milk
奶奶 nǎi​nai
grandmother-aged woman
respectful address or term for a woman of one's grandmother's generation
mother
(archaic) mother
married woman
(archaic) respectful form of address for a young married woman

Frequency

Movie subtitles
56.9 per million appears in 12% of films
Written text
27.8 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 1

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