外公

wài gōng

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

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(coll.) mother's mother

maternal grandmother

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grandpa (mother's father)

dialectal variant for maternal grandfather

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(coll.) father's father

paternal grandfather

外公 refers specifically to one's maternal grandfather, not paternal grandfather (爷爷). Using 外公 for father's father is a mistake.

外公 is the common colloquial term for maternal grandfather. In formal writing, 外祖父 may be used.

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我外公很喜欢喝茶。

My maternal grandfather really likes drinking tea.

他很像他外公。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6092215)

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public

outside