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nǎinai

奶奶nǎinainǎinai
grandma
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Usages of nǎinai

我wǒ　爷爷yéye　和hé　奶奶nǎinai　住zhù　在zài　郊区jiāoqū。wǒ yéye hé nǎinai zhù zài jiāoqū.
My grandpa and grandma live in the suburbs.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　常常chángcháng　去qù　郊区jiāoqū　看看kànkan　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai。zhōumò wǒ chángcháng qù jiāoqū kànkan yéye nǎinai.
On weekends I often go to the suburbs to visit my grandparents.
寒假hánjià　和hé　暑假shǔjià　的de　时候shíhou，　很hěn　多duō　大学生dàxuéshēng　回huí　家jiā　跟gēn　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai　一起yìqǐ　过guò　节jié。hánjià hé shǔjià de shíhou, hěn duō dàxuéshēng huí jiā gēn yéye nǎinai yìqǐ guò jié.
During winter and summer vacation, many college students go home to spend the holidays with their grandparents.
我wǒ　奶奶nǎinai　说shuō，　她tā　年轻niánqīng　的de　时候shíhou　交通jiāotōng　不bù　发达fādá，　去qù　一yí　次cì　市中心shìzhōngxīn　或许huòxǔ　要yào　一yì　天tiān。wǒ nǎinai shuō, tā niánqīng de shíhou jiāotōng bù fādá, qù yí cì shìzhōngxīn huòxǔ yào yì tiān.
My grandma says that when she was young, transportation wasn’t developed, and going downtown once might take a whole day.
我wǒ　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　郊区jiāoqū　散步sànbù，　说shuō　那里nàli　的de　空气kōngqì　比bǐ　城里chéngli　新鲜xīnxiān，　人rén　也yě　不bù　那么nàme　拥挤yōngjǐ。wǒ yéye nǎinai xǐhuan zài jiāoqū sànbù, shuō nàli de kōngqì bǐ chéngli xīnxiān, rén yě bù nàme yōngjǐ.
My grandparents like to take walks in the suburbs; they say the air there is fresher than in the city and there aren’t as many crowds.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　想xiǎng　回huí　老家lǎojiā　看看kànkan　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai。zhōumò wǒ xiǎng huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.
On the weekend I want to go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　留liú　在zài　城里chénglǐ，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　回huí　老家lǎojiā　看看kànkan　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai。zhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng liú zài chénglǐ, zhǐ xiǎng huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.
On weekends I don’t want to stay in the city; I just want to go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.
每年měinián　春节Chūnjié　我wǒ　都dōu　回huí　老家lǎojiā　看看kànkan　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai。měinián Chūnjié wǒ dōu huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.
Every year at Spring Festival I go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.

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