老
lǎo
HSK level: HSK 3
Meaning
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past
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Characters
Examples
他很老。
Tā hěn lǎo.
He was very old.
我在变老。
Wǒ zài biàn lǎo.
I'm getting old.
老狗叫了。
Lǎo gǒu jiào le.
The old dog barked.
Words with this character
老师 lǎo shī teacher老板 lǎo bǎn boss老婆 lǎo pó wife老公 lǎo gong eunuch老人 lǎo rén old man or woman老大 lǎo dà old age老鼠 lǎo shǔ rat老实 lǎo shi honest古老 gǔ lǎo ancient老虎 lǎo hǔ tiger老是 lǎo shi always老家 lǎo jiā native place老太太 lǎo tài tai elderly lady老朋友 lǎo péng you old friend老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng ordinary people老年 lǎo nián elderly老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man衰老 shuāi lǎo to age养老金 yǎng lǎo jīn pension养老 yǎng lǎo to provide for the elderly老远 lǎo yuǎn very far away老化 lǎo huà to age老乡 lǎo xiāng fellow townsman