Definition
曾祖 refers specifically to your paternal great-grandfather (your father's father's father), emphasizing the same surname line in traditional Chinese kinship. It is used in formal contexts like family records and genealogies, and is distinct from the maternal great-grandfather (外曾祖).
n.
paternal great-grandfather (the father of one's grandfather, same surname)
Examples
- 曾祖。Wǒ de zēng zǔ zài wǒ chūshēng qián jiù qùshì le.My great-grandfather passed away before I was born.
- 曾祖，。Wǒmen jiā yǒu yì zhāng zēng zǔ de zhàopiàn, yǐjīng yì bǎi duō nián le.Our family has a photo of my great-grandfather, already over a hundred years old.
- ，曾祖。Zài jìzǔ shí, wǒmen yě huì jìniàn zēng zǔ.When honoring ancestors, we also commemorate our great-grandfather.
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