老 lǎo

old, aged; experienced

HSK 1 #179

DEFINITIONS

老 lǎo
  • 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
  • very
  • outdated
  • (of meat etc) tough

STROKES

老 stroke order diagram
老 stroke order animation

WORDS

老师 lǎo shī
HSK 1
teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
老虎 lǎo hǔ
HSK 4
tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
老板 lǎo bǎn
HSK 5
variant of 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]; Robam (brand); boss; business proprietor; CL:個|个[ge4]
老婆 lǎo pó
HSK 5
(coll.) wife
老实 lǎo shi
HSK 5
honest; sincere; well-behaved; open and guileless; naive
老鼠 lǎo shǔ
HSK 5
rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng
HSK 5
ordinary people; the "person in the street"; CL:個|个[ge4]
衰老 shuāi lǎo
HSK 6
to age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak
老兄 lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap; buddy
老天 lǎo tiān God; Heavens
老公 lǎo gōng (coll.) husband
老公 lǎo gong (coll.) eunuch; see also 老公[lao3 gong1]
圣诞老人 shèng dàn lǎo rén Father Christmas; Santa Claus
老朋友 lǎo péng you old friend; (slang) period; menstruation
老大 lǎo dà old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang
老头 lǎo tóu old fellow; old man; father; husband
老人 lǎo rén old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents
古老 gǔ lǎo ancient; old; age-old
老爹 lǎo diē (dialect) father; old man; sir
老弟 lǎo dì (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal
老天爷 lǎo tiān yé God; Heavens
百老汇 bǎi lǎo huì Broadway (New York City)
老家伙 lǎo jiā huo variant of 老家伙[lao3 jia1 huo5]; (coll.) old fellow; old codger
老是 lǎo shi always
老远 lǎo yuǎn very far away
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