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祖父
zǔ fù
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- pinyin
- zǔ fù
- simplified
- 祖父
- traditional
- 祖父
1 · noun
paternal grandfather
父亲的父亲，较正式的称呼。
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The letters my paternal grandfather wrote when he was young are still kept in the drawer.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
祖父年轻时写的信，如今还保存在抽屉里。
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