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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 爷爷

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
爷爷 yé ye - (coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
3 1 1,662 4,471 2,559

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- grandpa
- old gentleman
- grandpa
- old gentleman

Other Words Containing 爷爷

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
爷爷 3 1 1,662 4,471 2,559
老爷爷 - - 17,723 25,978 11,652