Chinese words · HSK 2

奶奶

nǎinai

grandmother (father's mother); grandma

Every meaning

nǎinai

  1. grandmother (father's mother); grandma
  2. (archaic) mistress of the house; young married lady
  3. (polite) form of address for an old woman

In a sentence

  • 我奶奶今年八十岁了。

    My grandma is eighty this year.

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Its characters

  • 奶nǎimilk

Words with 奶

Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).