{"id":24457,"date":"2026-06-23T16:26:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wukongsch.com\/blog\/?p=24457"},"modified":"2026-06-23T16:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:36:06","slug":"grandmother-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wukongsch.com\/blog\/grandmother-in-chinese-post-24457\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandmother in Chinese: Nai Nai, Lao Lao, and What They Really Mean"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In Chinese, kids call their paternal grandma “Nai Nai” (\u5976\u5976) and their maternal grandma “Lao Lao” (\u59e5\u59e5) \u2014 but there’s more to these names than vocabulary. Chinese family titles carry deep cultural meaning, reflect centuries of family structure, and appear on the HSK test. Here’s everything parents and kids need to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/span>What Exactly Do You Call Your Grandmother in Chinese?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Mandarin Chinese, children call their father’s mother “Nai Nai” (\u5976\u5976) and their mother’s mother “Lao Lao” (\u59e5\u59e5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These aren’t nicknames. Each word comes with a specific role, a warm history, and its own set of tones.<\/p>\n

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