祖母

• 拼音: zǔ mǔ
• 汉字拆解: 祖 = 礻(spirit) + 且 (ancestral tablet); 母 = pictograph of a woman with breasts, meaning mother

含义

Paternal grandmother; father's mother.

The formal term for one's father's mother. More formal than colloquial 奶奶. Used in official documents and formal contexts. Specifically refers to paternal grandmother (外祖母 for maternal grandmother).

例句

1. 祖母虽然已经八十多岁了，但身体依然硬朗，每天还能做家务。
2. 小时候祖母常常给我讲她年轻时的故事，那些记忆至今难忘。
3. 祖母把她珍藏了几十年的玉镯传给了我，这是无价的传家宝。

用法指南

语境: family, legal documents, formal speech

语气: respectful

正确说法

• 我祖母做的菜特别好吃。(My grandmother's cooking is delicious.)
• 这是祖母的遗物。(This is a memento from my grandmother.)

错误说法

• 祖母，我饿了。(When addressing her directly, use 奶奶, not 祖母)

起源与历史

Compound of 祖 (ancestor) and 母 (mother). A formal term following the traditional kinship naming system.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal